Abstract
A fetus spontaneously aborted in the 4th month of gestation is described. The fetus displayed nonsymmetrical syndactyly of both hands and partial amputation of fingers in one hand caused by a dense tissue microscopically found to be composed of multiple folds of amnion. The placenta was examined, and showed severe pathology: multiple hematomas, infarctions, and fibrosis. The possible mode of formation of amniogenic bands is discussed and correlated with the clinical history and pathology of the placenta and membranes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 129-133 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Teratology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1974 |
| Externally published | Yes |