Resumen

OVIEDO S, Teresa; GONZALEZ T, Marco  y  OVIEDO P, Misael. Perosomus elumbis associated to hydrocephalus, urogenital and anorectal anomalies in a mule fetus. Rev.MVZ Cordoba [online]. 2010, vol.15, n.2, pp.2121-2126. ISSN 0122-0268.

This case describes the first report in the literature of a rare congenital anomaly called Perosomus elumbis associated with severe hydrocephalus in a mule fetus. Perosomus elumbis is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by partial or complete agenesis of the lumbar, sacral and coccyges vertebrae, in these cases, the spinal cord ends in a blind vertebral canal. Perosomus elumbis is often associated to arthrogryposis of the hind limbs and malformations of the musculature.

Palabras clave : Perosomus elumbis; hydrocephalus; fetal anomaly; Colombia.

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