Polydactyly
Definition
Polydactyly is a condition in which a person has more than five fingers per hand or five toes per foot.
Polydactyly
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Polydactyly
Alternate Names : Extra digits, Supernumerary digits
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Polydactyly can also occur with some genetic diseases.
Extra digits may be poorly developed and attached by a small stalk (generally on the little finger side of the hand). Or, they may be well-formed and may even function.
Polydactyly is defined as duplication of a finger or part of it. It occurs as an isolated malformation, in association with other malformations of the hands and/or feet, or as a part of a syndrome.
polydactyly - a congenital problem characterized by an increase in the number of fingers or toes.
polymenorrhea - too frequent menstruation.
Polydactyly/Syndactyly (Webbed toes)
reduction deficits (Ectrodactyly, Amelia, Phocomelia)
upper limb (Cleidocranial dysostosis, Madelung's deformity, Sprengel's deformity) ...
Polydactyly (Supernumerary Digit)
Supernumerary digits refer to the occurrence of extra (more than 10) fingers, toes, or parts of these digits. The medical term for this condition is polydactyly.
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755.6 Other anomalies of lower limb including pelvic girdle ...
Definition Polydactyly and syndactyly are congenital malformations of the fingers and/or toes. Polydactylyis the presence of extra fingers or toes, and syndactyly is the fusing together or webbing of two or more fingers or toes.
Acrocephalopolydactyly: A rare genetic condition characterized by limb abnormalities, extra digits and hydrocephalus. Other additional symptoms are variably present.
short rib-polydactyly syndrome
shoulder-girdle syndrome
shoulder-hand syndrome
shoulder impingement syndrome
shprintzen syndrome
shulman's syndrome
Shwachman syndrome
shy-drager syndrome
sicca syndrome
sick building syndrome ...
small eyes (microphthalmia), an abnormal groove in the upper lip (cleft lip), incomplete closure of the roof of the mouth (cleft palate), undescended testes (cryptorchidism) in affected males, and extra (supernumerary) fingers and toes (polydactyly).
Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy and short-rib polydactyly type III (Verma-Naumoff) are variants of the same disorder. Am J Med Genet. 2000 Feb 14;90(4):310-4. PubMed citation
Kajantie E, Andersson S, Kaitila I.
Most people with this condition have extra fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), and the skin between some fingers or toes may be fused (cutaneous syndactyly).
Hallux Duplication, Postaxial Polydactyly, and Absence of Corpus Callosum
HAM/TSP
Hamartoma of the Lymphatics
Hamman-Rich Syndrome
Hammer Toe, Phalangeal Head Resection for
Hammer, Claw, and Mallet Toes ...
Many babies with trisomy 13 have extra fingers and toes (polydactyly). The feet may have prominent heels. In many cases, there are other health problems present at birth.
BBS patients may have extra fingers or toes (polydactyly), short fingers (brachydactyly), or broad, short feet. Some patients have a combination of all three of these features.
may also have unusually short fingers and toes (brachydactyly); partial fusion of the soft tissues (cutaneous syndactyly) between certain digits; and the presence of extra (supernumerary) toes or, less commonly, additional fingers (polydactyly).
Birth defects (congenital) such as extra toes (polydactyly) may require surgical amputation to remove the extra digit.
Additional toes or fingers (polydactyly).
Congenital heart disorders, such as ventricular septal defect.
Neural tube defect, where the spinal cord, meninges and blood vessels protrude through a gap in the vertebrae (myelomeningocele).
Ellis-van Creveld syndrome: A type of short stature with striking shortening of the ends of the extremities (arms and legs), polydactyly (extra digits), fusion of bones in the wrist, dystrophy (abnormal growth) of the fingernails, ...
An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; POLYDACTYLY; OBESITY; MENTAL RETARDATION; hypogenitalism; renal dysplasia; and short stature.
Clinically, there is acrocephaly, obesity, hypoplastic genitals, variable mental retardation, both brachydactyly and syndactyly with preaxial polydactyly.
The craniofacial features are essentially those of acrocephaly while the finger abnormalities include polydactyly (extra fingers), syndactyly (fusion of the fingers), clinodactyly, and ulnar deviation (with the fingers deviated laterally, ...
In addition to Apgar scoring, neonates should be evaluated for gross deformities (eg, clubfoot, polydactyly) and other important abnormalities such as heart murmurs.
Microcephalus-imperforate Anus-syndactyly-hamartoblastoma-abnormal Lung Lobulation-polydactyly [syndrome]
IBAT
Intravascular Bronchoalveolar Tumor ...
Physical deformities may be present, such as extra fingers and toes (polydactyly), cleft lip or palate, and tongue abnormalities. Kidney and liver abnormalities can develop, and seizures may also occur..
Retinitis pigmentosa commonly accompanies other hereditary disorders in several distinct syndromes, most commonly the Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, typified by visual destruction (from retinitis pigmentosa), obesity, mental retardation, polydactyly, ...
Polydactyly of the Hand
Raynaud's Phenomenon and Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) of the Hand
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) of the Hand (Arthritis Foundation Approved)
Scaphoid Fractures
Swan Neck Deformity
Syndactyly of the Hand ...
dysphagia, embryonic lethality, holoprosencephaly, hydramnios, hydrocephaly, karyotype, meiotic non-disjunction, microphthalmia, mitotic non-disjunction, mosaic Patau, mosaic trisomy 13, omphalocele, partial trisomy 13, Patau syndrome, polydactyly, ...
hydrocephaly and/or spina bifida
various cardiovascular, gastrointestinal findings (i.e., anorectal malformations, malrotated bowel), or skeletal problems (i.e., cleft lip/palate, clubfoot, polydactyly) ...
Polyarthalgia Polyarthritis Polycillin Polycillin-n Polycillin-prb Polyclonal activator Polycystic Kidney Disease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Polycystic ovary syndrome Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Polycythemia Polycythemia vera Polydactyly ...
 See also: Symptom, Syndactyly, Kidney, Fusion, Mental retardation
  
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