All issues > Volume 32(2); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(2):276-279. Published online February 28, 1989.

A Case of Central Dysplasia.

Seong Kuk Seo¹, In Sook Kim¹, Soon Yol Hwang¹, Han Young Jeong¹, Sung Won Kim¹, Kil Hyun Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, St. Benedict Hospital Busan, Korea

Received: November 9, 1987;  Accepted: September 7, 1988.

Abstract

The central dysplasia is rare, congenital central hand anomaly which is usually associated with other anomalies such as radial dysplasia, ulnar dysplasia, syndactyly, absent carpal, carpal fusion, split foot, cleft palate, deafness, cataract, cyclopia, congenital nystagmus, fundal damage, anonychia, imperforate anus and congenital heart disease. The etiology is unknown, and the incidence of the typical split hand is one in 90,000 at birth. The genetics of this abnormality is not clear. We experienced a case of central dysplasia in 3 month of life female patient. Diagnosis was confirmed by clinical features, physical examination and radiologic findings. A brief review of related literature was made.

Keywords :Central dysplasia