In-Utero Limb Amputation
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چکیده
A preterm (32wks, 1.4 kg) female baby, born to a multigravida mother by emergency section in a tertiary care center (no history of consanguinity, exposure to teratogens, radiation, trauma, smoking or alcohol intake during pregnancy), presented with amputated right leg attached with a skin tag to the remaining part of right lower limb. No other defects were present. Ultrasound abdomen and cranium were normal (Fig.1).
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