Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Sirenomelia is a rare complex congenital anomaly characterised by partial or complete fusion of lower limbs. It is commonly associated with the malformation of urogenital and gastrointestinal abnormalities. The incidence of this anomaly is very rare that the ratio is 0.8 - 1 / 100,000 births. Most of the cases were reported to be associated with tobacco usage, drug abuse, maternal diabetes, heavy metal exposure, and the usage of retinoids. Approximately 300 cases being reported in the literature worldwide with few reports of surviving infants. Few cases were reported in Malaysia but only through the newspaper. This case was found after a severe oligohydramnions with 1 femur findings was made using ultrasound during routine antenatal check up at 712 Pusat Perubatan Sungai Besi. Being the secondhand exposure to cigarette and vape might be associated to the cause of anomaly in this case. This pregnancy was able to survive until term, however died after 1 hour of delivery due to congenital complications.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-271,
title = {Sirenomelia: A Mermaid Syndrome in Military Primary Health Care: A Case Report},
author = {Nur Hidayah Shamsudin},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Sirenomelia is a rare complex congenital anomaly characterised by partial or complete fusion of lower limbs. It is commonly associated with the malformation of urogenital and gastrointestinal abnormalities. The incidence of this anomaly is very rare that the ratio is 0.8 - 1 / 100,000 births. Most of the cases were reported to be associated with tobacco usage, drug abuse, maternal diabetes, heavy metal exposure, and the usage of retinoids. Approximately 300 cases being reported in the literature worldwide with few reports of surviving infants. Few cases were reported in Malaysia but only through the newspaper. This case was found after a severe oligohydramnions with 1 femur findings was made using ultrasound during routine antenatal check up at 712 Pusat Perubatan Sungai Besi. Being the secondhand exposure to cigarette and vape might be associated to the cause of anomaly in this case. This pregnancy was able to survive until term, however died after 1 hour of delivery due to congenital complications.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Pusat Perubatan Angkatan Tentera Sungai Besi, Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, Malaysia},
keywords = {mermaid syndrome, rare disease, sirenomelia},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}