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Sirenomelic baby showing no genitalia.
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Physical examination of the baby revealed microcephaly (head circumference 29 cm), low-set ears, right hand with polysyndactyly, and complete fusion of the entire lower extremities with an absence of feet (Figures 1 and 2).
Sirenomelic baby with fused lower extremities and absent feet.
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Physical examination of the baby revealed microcephaly (head circumference 29 cm), low-set ears, right hand with polysyndactyly, and complete fusion of the entire lower extremities with an absence of feet (Figures 1 and 2).
Lower limb X-ray showing complete fusion of both femurs.
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Radiologic examinations revealed vertebral deformity at the midthoracic spine, partial sacral agenesis, bilateral hypoplastic iliac bones, complete fusion of both femurs (Figure 3), fused proximal tibia, and an absence of fibula and feet, which was consistent with type VI (sympus apus) sirenomelia.