Ectrodactyly 843953 223109083 2008-07-02T16:42:54Z DOI bot 6652755 Citation maintenance. Formatted: title. You can [[WP:DOI|use this bot]] yourself! Please [[User:DOI_bot/bugs|report any bugs]]. {{Infobox_Disease | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = 32141 | ICD10 = {{ICD10|Q|71|6|q|65}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|755.4}} | ICDO = | OMIM = 225300 | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = | }} '''Ectrodactyly''', commonly known as '''lobster claw syndrome'''&nbsp;<ref>{{cite news |publisher=[[ABC News]] |title=Medical Mystery: Ectrodactyly |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2832319&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 |date=[[2007-01-27]]}}</ref>, sometimes known as '''Karsch-Neugebauer syndrome''', is a rare [[congenital deformity]] of the hand where the middle digit is missing, and the hand is [[cleft]] where the [[metacarpal]] of the finger should be. This split gives the hands the appearance of [[lobster]] claws. Ectrodactyly may also be known as "lobster claw hand", "split hand deformity", "split hand/foot malformation (SHFM)", "cleft hand", "ectrodactilia of the hand" or "Karsch-Neugebauer syndrome", after J. Karsch<ref>Karsch, J. Erbliche Augenmissbildung in Verbindung mit Spalthand und -fuss. Z. Augenheilk. 89: 274-279, 1936.</ref> and H. Neugebauer .<ref>{{cite journal |author=Neugebauer H |title=Split hand and foot with familial occurrence |language=German |journal=Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete |volume=95 |issue= |pages=500–6 |year=1962 |pmid=14479171 |doi=}}</ref> <gallery> Image:Main droite 1 mois.jpg|Ectrodactyly on the right hand of a one-month old child Image:Pied droit 1 mois.jpg|Ectrodactyly on the right foot of a one-month old child Image:Deux pieds 1 an.jpg|Ectrodactyly on both feet of a one-year old child Image:Main droite 1 an.jpg|Ectrodactyly on the hand of a one-year old child </gallery> ==Famous people with ectrodactyly== *[[Vadoma]] *[[Bree Walker]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-02-16-bree-walker_x.htm |title=USATODAY.com - Embracing her 'inner freak' |accessdate=2007-07-01 |format= |work=}}</ref> - News anchor for 20 years KCBS news in Los Angeles; actress on HBO drama ''[[Carnivàle]]''. She also appears in the fourth season premiere of FX's ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' playing a real estate agent counseling parents expecting a child with ectrodactyly. Also appeared, along with her 2 children who also suffer from Ectrodactyly, on an episode of "My Unique Family" on The Learning Channel. * [[Grady Stiles|Grady "Lobster Boy" Stiles]] ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{OMIM|183600}} * {{OMIM|183800}} {{Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system}} [[Category:Genetic disorders]] [[Category:Rare diseases]] [[de:Ektrodaktylie]] [[fr:Ectrodactylie]] [[it:Ectrodattilia]] [[pl:Ektrodaktylia]] [[tr:Clawhand]]