Citation

Martins OI, Adeoye OM (2021) Congenital Absence of the Digital and Middle Phalanx. Clin Med Img Lib 7:181. doi.org/10.23937/2474-3682/1510181

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Congenital Absence of the Digital and Middle Phalanx

Okoye Ifeanyi Martins1* and Oluwatoyosi Mary Adeoye2

1Westcare Specialist Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria

2All Saints University School of Medicine, Dominica

Case Description of Images

A-day-old neonate born through spontaneous vaginal delivery with a congenital absence of the digital phalanx of the thumb, index, middle and ring finger of the right hand. On physical examination, no other deformities were noted on the other part of the body. There was a history of intake of dry gin (alcohol) mixed with herbal medications (which she doesn't remember the names) during the 1st trimester in multiple attempts to abort the pregnancy. There is no family history of similar condition (Figure 1 and Figure 2).

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Figure 1: Congenital digital abscence 1.


Figure 2: Congenital digital abscence 2.

References

Citation

Martins OI, Adeoye OM (2021) Congenital Absence of the Digital and Middle Phalanx. Clin Med Img Lib 7:181. doi.org/10.23937/2474-3682/1510181