Abstract
Short rib polydactyly syndrome (SRPS) consists of a group of lethal skeletal dysplasias presenting with short limbs and ribs, hypoplastic thorax and polydactyly with or without visceral abnormalities. The authors report a case of SRPS in a fresh stillborn baby who had these features along with dysplastic kidneys. Clinical and radiological findings in this baby were consistent with SRPS-Type I (Saldino-Noonan Type). The diagnosis of SRPS, as in this case, can be made by antenatal ultrasonography
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Sridhar, S., Kishore, R., Thomas, N. et al. Short rib polydactyly syndrome—type I. Indian J Pediatr 71, 359–361 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02724109
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