TETRAPHOCOMELIA: A CASE REPORT WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Phocomelia is a rare congenital malformation in which infants present with flipper like upper and/or lower limbs. Although various etiological factors are contributed, the main etiological factors are thalidomide drug use and genetic inheritance. Genetic inheritance is due to the malformation linked to chromosome 8. Here a case of Tetraphocomelia in a 20 weeks still born male fetus is presented and a review of relevant aspects of Phocomelia is also discussed