Clinodactyly - isolated

Case contributed by Brendan Cullinane
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Routine morphology scan

Patient Data

Age: 21 weeks gestation
Gender: Female
ultrasound

Clinodactyly, right hand - hypoplastic middle phalanx in the right 5th finger indicated by the arrow.

Clinodactyly, left hand - hypoplastic middle phalanx in the left 5th finger indicated by the arrow.

Case Discussion

Patient in her late 20s presented for a routine morphology ultrasound at 21 weeks 3 days based on a dating ultrasound. Hypoplasia of the middle phalanx of both 5th fingers resulting in clinodactyly. The scan was otherwise unremarkable with combined growth parameters giving a GA of 21 weeks 5 days.

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