Background: Sirenomelia is a rare and fatal congenital defect. The rarity of this case and its association with abdominal total wall defect drove us to report this case. Case presentation: We report a rare case of sirenomelia characterized by lower limb fusion, thoracolumbar spinal anomalies, sacrococcygeal agenesis with a rudimentary tail, and genitourinary and anorectal atresia. Coexistent anterior abdominal wall defect in this case highlights its fatalness because of complications associated with the malformation. Conclusions: Sirenomelia syndrome has seldom been reported. The present case highlights the rare atypical association of sirenomelia with anterior abdominal wall defect. Because the investigations were done in a low-resource setting, the etiology regarding this case remains unclear.
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Kavunga, E. K., Bunduki, G. K., Mumbere, M., & Masumbuko, C. K. (2019). Sirenomelia associated with an anterior abdominal wall defect: A case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2162-0
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