Syndactyly
photo by Janelle Aby, MD
In this case, the syndactyly is severe. All four of the digits on the right were completely fused together (notice the four fused nail beds). The thumb was normally formed and can be seen to the right of the abnormal area. This was a unilateral, isolated finding in an otherwise well newborn; amniotic bands were thought to have caused this problem.
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