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amniotic deformity-adhesion mutilation

Thursday 27 January 2005

Synopsis

- limbs anomalies

  • limb amputation
  • acrosyndactyly
  • digital amputations

- amniotic tags around rings of amutations

  • disorganized amniotic membrane
  • vernix granulomas
  • placental fetal surface denuded of amnion
  • vernix and squames in the placental chorion

Etiology

- short umbilical cord sequence

- late amnion rupture

See also

- short umbilical cord sequence