Presentation
Chest x-ray requested for cough. Known congenital deformity.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
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What is the congenital deformity?
The hands are attached bilaterally at the shoulder joints. The humeri, radii and ulnas are congenitally missing.
CXR 1: standard PA
CXR 2: dual energy PA
CXR 3: subtraction image PA
Case Discussion
Thalidomide toxicity is rare currently but it needs to be kept in the differential diagnosis for phocomelia.