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Sirenomelia, also called mermaid syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving the appearance of a mermaid's tail, hence the nickname. Classification [ edit ]
Conjoined twins; Cyclopia; Cystic hygroma; Dandy–Walker malformation; Diaphragmatic hernia; Diastrophic dysplasia; Double outlet right ventricle; Duodenal atresia; Ebstein's anomaly; Ectopia cordis; Encephalocele; Endocardial cushion defect; Esophageal atresia; Exstrophy of the bladder; Fetal alcohol syndrome; First arch syndrome; Focal ...
Also known as Shah–Waardenburg syndrome, or Waardenburg–Shah syndrome, type 4 has most of the same features as type 2 (i.e. no telecanthus, or apparent wider eye gap), but with the addition of Hirschsprung's disease, which is a congenital lack of nerves in the intestines leading to bowel dysfunction.
Cat eye syndrome; Caudal regression syndrome; Sotos syndrome Cerebral Gigantism; CHARGE syndrome; Chromosome 16 abnormalities; Chromosome 18 abnormalities; Chromosome 20 abnormalities; Chromosome 22 abnormalities; Cleft lip/palate; Cleidocranial dysostosis; Club foot; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
The CDC and National Birth Defect Project studied the incidence of birth defects in the US. Key findings include: [ citation needed ] Down syndrome was the most common condition with an estimated prevalence of 14.47 per 10,000 live births, implying about 6,000 diagnoses each year.
The death rate with mono mono twins is 15 to 20 percent. This week, after more than two and a half months in the hospital, Sherman's twins, Arabella and Annabeth, arrived.
Subclavian steal syndrome; Sudden death syndrome; Sudden infant death syndrome; Sudden wealth syndrome; Sugarman syndrome; Sulfonamide hypersensitivity syndrome; Summer penile syndrome; Sundowning; Superior mesenteric artery syndrome; Superior orbital fissure syndrome; Superior vena cava syndrome; Supernumerary nipples–uropathies–Becker's ...
The world’s oldest ever conjoined male twins have died. Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, who in 2014 set the record, died Saturday at 68, Guinness World Records reported Tuesday, pointing to “a ...