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Indian Journal of Anatomy

Volume  11, Issue 4, October-December 2022, Pages 141-143
 

Case Report

Sirenomelia: Mermaid Syndrome: A Case Report

1 Archana Ashish Patil, 2 Prasad Anjali Krishna, 3 Ashish Kumar

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Dr Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Medical College, Ahamadnagar 414111, Maharashtra, India, 2 Assistant Professor, 3 3rd year PG Student, Department of Anatomy, Sri Krishna Medical College, Muzaffarpur 842004, Bihar, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ija.2320.0022.11422.7

Abstract

Sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome) is a very rare congenital anomaly which results in fusion of two lower limbs along with manyother visceral malformations. We report a case of mermaid syndrome in Maharashtra, India. An 18 – 20 weeks old abortus with lower limbs fused together like mermaid appearance. The abortus had fused lower extremities but bony structures for each leg were present on x- ray imaging. The umbilical cord consisted of a single artery and one vein. Multiple theories have been suggested for the pathogenesis of this condition, and despite recent progress in pathology, this condition remains debated.

 


Keywords : Mermaid syndrome; Sirenomelia; Single Lower Limb; Single umbilical artery.
Corresponding Author : Prasad Anjali Krishna