Paula and Bobby
Parents of Lillie
Ectrodactyly

Understanding limb related symptoms and features.
Symptoms may affect multiple parts of the body. Understanding which part of the body a symptom affects, can help us to better understand the potential underlying causes of a symptom, including a rare disease or genetic syndrome.
Limbs refer to the arms and legs of the body. They also include the hands and feet connected to the main limbs. Parts of the limbs include the fingers and toes, known as digits.
The limbs are an essential part of many different functions of the body, including movement, feeding and other necessary daily skills. Symptoms and features affecting the development and functioning of the limbs may also impact on these activities as well.
Generally, symptoms affecting the limbs may be seen with the naked eye. Although diagnosing a limb related symptom may involve different tests and assessments, both subjective and objective.
What is ectrodactyly?
Ectrodactyly is a condition where the middle parts of the hand or feet, or of both, are missing. The middle parts could include digits (finger or toes), metacarpal (the middle part of the hand where the palm is), or metatarsal (the same middle part, but of the foot, where the arch is).
This gives a cleft or split appearance to the hand or foot.
Ectrodactyly is sometimes called claw-like hand or foot, referring to the appearance of the affected hand or foot.
Ectrodactyly can be an important indicator of underlying genetic diseases or syndromes. However, this diagnosis also depends on other accompanying features.
What should I do next?
In some instances, ectrodactyly may be one of the features of a rare disease or genetic syndrome. In this case fast, targeted genetic analysis can give you a more accurate diagnosis.
Synonyms:
Cleft hand, claw-like hand, claw-like foot, lobster claw hand, lobster claw foot, lobster claw foot deformity, hand ectrodactyly, split hand, claw-hand deformities, claw hand deformities, claw hand, ectrodactyly of the hand, split-hand, claw hands, foot ectrodactyly, split-foot, split foot
HPO:
0100257
Optional syndromes:
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Synonyms:
Cleft hand, claw-like hand, claw-like foot, lobster claw hand, lobster claw foot, lobster claw foot deformity, hand ectrodactyly, split hand, claw-hand deformities, claw hand deformities, claw hand, ectrodactyly of the hand, split-hand, claw hands, foot ectrodactyly, split-foot, split foot
HPO:
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0100257
Optional syndromes:
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