Author(s): Danish Imran FRCS , Matthew Erdmann FRCS, FRCS(Plast) , N. A. Siddiqui
Received: 01/12/2003 | Published: 31/12/2003 | Pages: 23-25 |
We present a family of four affected individuals in three generations with extreme clefting of the hands and feet anomalies. The lack of interest for medical treatment of the individuals is appraised here in the context of the current strategies of management.
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