Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of the popliteal pterygium syndrome

The prenatal ultrasound identification of a cleft lip and palate, equinovar us feet with severe lower limb malposition and genital abnormalities led to the prenatal diagnosis of popliteal pterygium syndrome in a pregnant mothe r suspected to have a mild expression of this autosomal dominant condition. However, in sporadic cases with lack of a family history for this rare syn drome, prenatal diagnosis may be difficult to ascertain. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.