A child suffering from ‘Marmed Syndrome’ died in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh.
A child suffering from ‘Marmed Syndrome’ was born at Dhamtari District Hospital in Chhattisgarh. About 3 hours after birth, the infant died. This was the second child of a 28 -year -old woman. Doctors have described it as a rear case.
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According to the information, after the labor pen, the 8 -month -old pregnant woman was admitted to the district hospital on Wednesday morning. After investigation, doctors decided to deliver. What the delivery doctors saw was surprising. Because both the newborn’s legs were connected.
The doctors described the situation as ‘Marmeda Syndrome’ or ‘Sirenomellia’. In such children, the gender is not detected after birth. According to doctors, the lifespan of such children is usually very short. It is being described as the first case of Chhattisgarh and the second such case of India. At the same time, 300 cases have been revealed in the world.
The 28 -year -old woman gave birth to a child.
The weight of the child was 800 grams
The delivery doctor Ragini Singh Thakur said that both the legs of the child were connected like a mermaid. The upper part of the baby such as the eye, nose and heart developed, but the lower part of the spinal cord was connected. The weight of the child was only 800 grams.
Usually, such an abnormalities are detected in sonography, but in this case the information came out after direct delivery. He said that this condition may arise due to lack of proper nutrition, improper blood circulation from mother to child or contact with the fetus environmental teratogen (some medicines).
The newborn’s two legs were connected.
Death happens after a few hours or a few days
According to experts, ‘Marmeda syndrome’ boys are seen almost three times more than girls. This condition is so serious that most of the infants are born dead, and even if they are alive, they are able to live a few hours or a few days despite treatment.
In this congenital pathology, the development of the lower body is extremely underdeveloped, due to which life-sax organs such as kidneys, urethra and genitalia are not fully developed. This is the reason that the death rate of the infant is considered to be almost 100 percent in this condition.
The newborn was alive for some time after delivery.
About 300 cases were reported worldwide
According to a report published in the ‘International Journal of Reproduction, Contrastation, Obstetrics and Gynecology’, only about 300 cases of ‘Marmed Syndrome’ have been documented in the world from 1542 till date from 1542 till date.
This makes it one of the world’s rarest congenital malformations. Earlier in India, the first such case was reported in Uttar Pradesh in 2016, where a woman gave birth to ‘Marmede Baby’. The baby survived only for 10 minutes.
What is marmed syndrome?
Marmeda syndrome or sirenomellia is a very rare congenital condition. In this, the child’s feet are born connected to each other, such as the tail of the mermaid. Due to this syndrome, the child may have serious problems of internal internal organ like kidney, heart, lungs and genitals. Often children do not live for a very long time in this situation.
Why is Marmeda syndrome?
Mother having diabetes: Its risk may increase if there is diabetes in a pregnant woman.
Genetic Case: In some cases it can also be caused by genetic abnormalities.
Fetal development is not correct: In the early days of pregnancy, the lack of proper development of the child’s lower limbs.
Symptoms of marmed syndrome
Connected legs: The legs connected to each other, which gives a mermaid look.
Internal organs: Heart, kidney, lungs and urinary systems may be affected.
Bones abnormalities: There may be deformity in the spinal cord or other bones.
Not making genitals properly: In many cases the genitals of the child are not fully developed.
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