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12-year-old Afghan national male with a hypoplastic thumb on the left hand.
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Physical examination showed prominent dyplasia of the right arm, an absent right thumb, and a hypoplastic left thumb (Fig. 1).
12-year-old Afghan national male with phocomelia undergoing portable radiography at a military aid station in Afghanistan.
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12-year-old Afghan national male with phocomelia. Anterioposterior radiograph of the right arm. Marked dysplasia of the entire arm is noted, with aplasia of the entire proximal humerus, hypoplasia of the clavicle and scapula, absence of the carpal bones, and only three fingers, with absence of the radial ray and thumb. Thoracic scoliosis, upper thoracic hemivertebrae, and failure of segmentation anomalies involving the right second and third ribs are partially visualized on this image.
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Only three fully developed fingers were present on the right hand (Fig. 3).
12-year-old Afghan national male with phocomelia. Anterioposterior radiograph of the chest. Dysplastic right clavicle, scapula, and humerus are noted, as well as thoracic scoliosis, upper thoracic hemivertebrae, and failure of segmentation anomalies involving the right second and third ribs and mild cardiomegaly.
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