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Oligodactyly is sometimes a sign or symptom of several syndromes including Poland syndrome and Weyer Ulnar Ray Syndrome. [5] It is a type of dysmelia. Ectrodactyly is an extreme instance of oligodactyly, involving the absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot and is also known as split hand/split foot malformation (SHFM). [6]
Dubowitz syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by microcephaly, stunted growth, and a receding chin. Symptoms vary among patients, but other characteristics include a soft, high-pitched voice, partial webbing of the fingers and toes, palate deformations, genital abnormalities, language difficulties, and an aversion to crowds. [ 2 ]
Camptodactyly is a medical condition that causes one or more digits (fingers or toes) to be permanently bent. It involves fixed flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joints . Camptodactyly can be caused by a genetic disorder .
Congenital limb deformities are congenital musculoskeletal disorders which primarily affect the upper and lower limbs. An example is polydactyly , where a foot or hand has more than 5 digits. Clubfoot , one of the most common congenital deformities of the lower limbs, occurs approximately 1 in 1000 births.
Common physical symptoms show a short leg, the ankle and foot being short and deformed, absence of rays and bowing of the tibia. [4] Another physical symptom is the presence of contralateral oligosyndactyly of the hand. [1] Hecht Scott syndrome is also associated with psychosocial morbidity and mortality. [4]
Dysmelia can be caused by [citation needed]. Inheritance of abnormal genes, e.g. polydactyly, ectrodactyly or brachydactyly, symptoms of deformed limbs then often occur in combination with other symptoms ()
Emery-Nelson syndrome Familial syndrome of short stature, deformities of the hands and feet, and unusual facies Hand and foot deformity with flat facies is a rare congenital malformation syndrome , where an individual has features such as facial dysmorphism , short stature , and other malformations with the limbs.
Because polydactyly can be part of a syndrome (known genetic defect) or association (genetic defect not known), children with a congenital upper extremity deformity should be examined by a geneticist for other congenital anomalies. This should also be done if a syndrome is suspected, or if more than two or three generations of the family are ...