Sirenomelia: a case report

Authors

  • Jorge Álvarez Pita Policlinico Universitario Luis A. Turcios Lima
  • Tania Marín Alvarez Policlinico Docente Jose Marti Perez. Santiago de Cuba
  • Betsy Ernestina Rodriguez González Hospital Enrique Cabrera. La Habana
  • Nélida Orozco Hechevarría Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

ECTROMELIA, NEWBORN INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY.

Abstract

Sirerenomelia is one of the uncommon and fatal congenital anomalies. Its main characteristic is the fusion of the lower limbs or lack of one of them, it is accompanied by other anomalies such as renal agenesis, absence of the sacrum, rectum and bladder and pulmonary hypoplasia. We present a case diagnosed at birth at Bacir Ben Nacer Hospital of Wilaya El Oued in Algeria, describing the clinical characteristics.

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Author Biographies

Jorge Álvarez Pita, Policlinico Universitario Luis A. Turcios Lima

 Especialista de primer grado de Medicina General Integral. Asistente. Máster en Urgencias Médicas en APS.

Tania Marín Alvarez, Policlinico Docente Jose Marti Perez. Santiago de Cuba

Especialista de Primer Grado de Medicina General Integral. Instructora

Betsy Ernestina Rodriguez González, Hospital Enrique Cabrera. La Habana

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y Neonatología. Máster en Atención Integral al niño.

Nélida Orozco Hechevarría, Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Santiago de Cuba

Especialista de Segundo Grado en Ginecología y Obstetricia.Profesor Consultante. Máster en Atención Integral a la Mujer

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Published

2017-05-03

How to Cite

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Álvarez Pita J, Marín Alvarez T, Rodriguez González BE, Orozco Hechevarría N. Sirenomelia: a case report. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2017 May 3 [cited 2025 Aug. 23];21(2):26-270. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/2945

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2017)

Section

CASE REPORTS

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