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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(2):285-288. Published online February 28, 1989.

A Case of Human Tail.

Kon Hee Lee¹, Ok Ji Hwang¹, Ha Joo Choi¹, Woo Kap Chung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Received: June 2, 1988;  Accepted: September 6, 1988.

Abstract

The human tail is thought to be a rare congenital anomaly which resulted from persistence of the vestigial tail of the 14 -16 mm. human embryo. A child with a tail causes for the parents and, in some cases, a feeling of stigma and shame. We experienced a case of human tail who was an 1-day old male. Examination of the baby revealed a caudal appendage measuring 4 cm. in length and 0.9 cm. in width. The tail was removed with simple excision for cosmetic requirement. The baby was discharged and is developing normally. We report a case of ‘human tail' with a brief review of literatures.

Keywords :Human tail