MEROMELIA

Course overview

MEROMELIA IS DEFINED AS A PARTIAL ABSENCE OF A FREE LIMB. LIMB DEFICIENCIES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BE CAUSED BY CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES, GENETIC DISORDERS, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES IN UTERO, OR AS A COMPLICATION OF CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING. THIS ACTIVITY SERVES TO EXPLAIN THE DISEASE PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH MEROMELIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.