Congenital Longitudinal Radial Deficiency in Infants: Spectrum of Isolated Cases to VACTERL Syndrome
A 6-month-old-male child was brought by his parents with deformity of the left forearm. He was born at term by normal vaginal delivery following an uneventful pregnancy. He was the second child of non-consanguineous parents and there was no family history of any congenital anomaly. X-ray forearm with hand was advised, which revealed type IV CLRD []. X-ray chest revealed vertebral segmentation anomaly in the form of hemivertebrae and rib anomalies []. USG abdomen and echocardiographic evaluation were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging spine was advised, which did not reveal any abnormality in the cord. Parents did not gave consent for operative procedure. The mother had been taught passive stretch exercises in consultation with physiotherapists and had been advised regular follow-up.