Medical termination of pregnancy with phocomelia

Authors : Seep Sethi, Meena Satia, Sri Ram, Prashant kashyap

DOI : 10.18231/j.sajhp.2021.004

Volume : 4

Issue : 1

Year : 2021

Page No : 15-18

Phocomelia is a rare congenital defect defined by the absence of intermediate segments of the extremity. Children with phocomelia present with their hands or feet directly attached to the trunk. Phocomelia is famously a teratogenic side effect of the drug "thalidomide," a drug first marketed to treat anxiety and morning sickness.

 
Keywords: Phocomelia, Congenital defect, Teratogenic, Thalidomide, Children


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