Congenital Longitudinal Radial Deficiency in Infants: Spectrum of Isolated Cases to VACTERL Syndrome
Here we report a case of a 7-month-old-female child was brought by her parents with deformity of the left forearm and absent thumb, which was present since birth []. The baby was the third child in the family and there was no family history of any consanguinity or similar deformity. Her intrauterine history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed mild deformity of the left forearm, which appeared shorter than contralateral side with radial deviation at the wrist and absent thumb. Routine blood investigations were normal. The radiographs of the forearm with hands revealed type II CLRD [Figure and ]. The ulna on the affected side was shorter than contralateral side. USG abdomen and echocardiography were normal. Patient was taken up for corrective surgery in the form of centralization []. She is on regular follow-up and progressing well and had been planned for thumb reconstruction surgery at 18 months of age.