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Opsismodysplasia

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Opsismodysplasia is a rare osteochondrodysplasia with micromelia and platyspondyly. We report on a neonate with opsismodysplasia. During the antenatal period, polyhydramnios was noted. This is the first report of opsismodysplasia from India. Significant observation was antenatal polyhydramnios.

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  1. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Genetics Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

    Leslie Edward S. Lewis, Y. Ramesh Bhat, Prashant Naik, Kanchan Sethi & K. M. Girisha

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 576104, India

    K. M. Girisha

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Lewis, L.E.S., Ramesh Bhat, Y., Naik, P. et al. Opsismodysplasia. Indian J Pediatr 77, 567–568 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0043-z

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