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Thalidomide affected Infant
Girl, aged 1 year, whose mother states she had taken thalidomide for 12 months (before and during pregnancy)
- a - The left, arm shows short deformed radius and ulna fused at upper end, and only four metacarpals.
- b - Shows right leg with deformed femur. The upper end is not clearly seen, but fragmented epiphysis is present. fibula is missing. Left leg has head of femur epiphysis missing. The tibia is short and deformed, fibula is missing, and both hips, knees and ankles are dislocated.
- Thalidomide Links: image 1 - limb abnormalities | image 2 - limb abnormalities | Thalidomide | Limb Abnormalities | Limb Development
Reference
GILLIS L. (1962). Thalidomide babies: management of limb defects. Br Med J , 2, 647-51. PMID: 13898662
Fig 3. resized and relabelled.
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 27) Embryology Thalidomide abnormalities 02.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Thalidomide_abnormalities_02.jpg
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