Lobster-claw hand: a manifestation of EEC syndrome.
The combination of ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip with or without cleft palate (EEC syndrome) is a rare type of congenital anomaly. It usually occurs as an autosomal-dominant trait or less commonly in a sporadic form. In this complex, multiple congenital anomaly syndrome, any of the three cardinal manifestations may present with variable expressions.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India. drmjcyriac@hotmail.com.
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D000328:Adult; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013577:Syndrome