Journal Title: بهار 91 Article title: A Rare case Report of Sirenomelia, the Mermaid Syndrome
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Article abstract: Sirenomelia, the Mermaid syndrome is an extremely rare and lethal congenital anomaly with an incidence of one in 60.000 to 100.000 pregnancies. It is characterized by complete fusion of the lower limbs associated with external genitalia absence, renal agenesis and anorectal defects. Sirenomelia represents the most severe of caudal regression syndrome. Although prenatal diagnosis has been reported even as early as the first trimester, we present an infant delivered from a 19 - year- old primigravida at 33 week’s gestation, with a dysmorphic lower limb, agenesis of external urogenital and anorectol atresia. X- Ray (baby gram) and autopsy revealed other anomalies in the infant.
The early detection of this syndrome during the first or the second trimester, helps us in the diagnosis of this rare anomaly and in terminating the pregnancy in a less traumatic period.
