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Polidactilia - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Dedos extra; Dedos supernumerarios

Cuidados en el hogar:

Es posible que se requieran cuidados en el hogar después de la cirugía para extirpar un dedo adicional. Por ejemplo, será necesario revisar el área quirúrgica para asegurarse de que esté sanando correctamente y cambiar el apósito.

Se debe llamar al médico si:

Esta afección normalmente se descubre al nacer y se evalúa durante la permanencia del recién nacido en el hospital.

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

El médico diagnosticará la afección con base en los antecedentes familiares, la historia clínica y un examen físico.

Algunas de las preguntas de la historia clínica pueden ser:

  • ¿Algunos otros miembros de la familia han nacido con dedos extras en las manos o en los pies?
  • ¿Hay antecedentes familiares de cualquier trastorno ligado a la polidactilia?
  • ¿Hay algunos otros síntomas o problemas?

Exámenes empleados para diagnosticar la afección:

Luego de visitar al médico, es posible que la persona desee agregar una nota a su registro médico personal acerca de la polidactilia, su diagnóstico y su tratamiento.

Durante el embarazo, esta afección se puede diagnosticar con ecografía o con un examen más avanzado llamado embriofetoscopia durante el primer trimestre.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/2/2009
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Cornwall R. Upper limb. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 680.

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