Sirenomelia, also known as mermaid syndrome, is a developmental malformation of the caudal body characterized by leg fusion and associated anomalies of pelvic/urogenital organs including bladder, kidney, rectum and external genitalia. Most affected infants are stillborn, and the few born alive rarely survive beyond the neonatal period. Despite the many clinical studies of sirenomelia in humans,...

Sirenomelia or mermaid-like phenotype is one of the principal human congenital malformations that can be traced back to the stage of gastrulation. Sirenomelia is characterized by the fusion of the two hindlimbs into a single one. In the mouse, sirens have been observed in crosses between specific strains and as the consequence of mutations that increase retinoic acid levels. We report that the ...

Sirenomelia also called mermaid syndrome is a congenital, rare, lethal, multisystemic human malformation of unknown etiology. The characteristic feature sirenomelia the fusion lower limbs, resulting in appearance mermaid’s tail, and thus name “mermaid syndrome.” This condition characterized by various severe urogenital abnormalities presence singular umbilical cord blood vessel, it more common ...

The newborn at arrival in emergency room of our institution was hypothermic and cyanosed. Neonate was resuscitated. Clinical examination following resuscitation revealed fused lower segment of the body below pelvis into a single limb with no feet. Posture of the lower torso was that of alphabetic letter L when viewed from the back. There were no openings for urogenital system and anal opening w...

A case of sirenomelia is being reported who was born in a twin pregnancy and showed different anatomy of lower torso.

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Parimala Sirikonda, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bhaskar Medical College, Yenkapally, Moinabad, Telangana, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Sirenomelia also known as mermaid syndrome, characterized by fused lower limbs, is a lethal and rare congenital abnormality. This is an extreme example of caudal regression syndrome caused by vascular steal o...

Sirenomelia (the Mermaid Syndrome) is a rare and lethal congenital anomaly with an incidence of one in 100,000 of normal pregnancies. It is an extremely rare set of birth defects, which can vary in expression. The condition gets its name from one of the defects present, which is a fusing of the legs. The fused nature of the legs has been compared to a mermaid in appearance, hence the name. The ...

Introdução: Sirenomelia é uma anomalia congênita rara que afeta a formação dos membros inferiores, normalmente pareados por um único membro ao nível da linha média, geralmente está associada defeitos no trato gênito-urinário. Relato do Caso: Caso de necropsia recém-nascido com diagnóstico ultrassonográfico sirenomelia foi óbito minutos após o nascimento. Entre os achados pós mortem destacam-se:...