Sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome): An infant from parents who used a special form of snuff

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 722-725

  Taghavi, M M ^a   Naveh, H R Jafari ^a   Shariati, M ^a,b   Zade, F Morteza ^a  

^a RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Case report; Lower extremity; Sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome); Snuff

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PHOCOMELIA; PREGNANCY; TOBACCO;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; AFGHANISTAN; ECTROMELIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; TOBACCO;

DIPUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 67651087499     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.722.725     Document Type: Article

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