Catalog

Acheiropodia

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Link to WHO Definition

Acheiropodia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1093077598

Acheiropodia is a very rare condition characterised by bilateral congenital amputations of the hands and feet. The specific malformative phenotype consists of a complete amputation of the distal epiphysis of the humerus, amputation of the tibial diaphysis, and aplasia of the radius, ulna, fibula, and of all the bones of the hands and feet.