2000-12-09-14 Thanatophoric dysplasia, type I © Contarin www.thefetus.net/
Thanatophoric dysplasia, type I
Francesco Contarin, MD, Mayra León, MD
Venezuela
This is a 25-week fetus with Thanatophoric dysplasia, type I. Note the short limbs, the redundant soft-tissues and the platysplondyly.
The short limbs (humerus and femur) and disproportionally large foot.


The redundant soft-tissues:

The small chest cavity compared to the abdomen

The platysplondyly.

The baby after delivery.

The X-ray (note the platysplondyly).

Normal karyotpe
