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Webbing of the fingers or toes

Overview Treatment
Alternative Names:
Syndactyly; Polysyndactyly
Call your health care provider if:
This condition is normally discovered at birth and evaluated during the newborn hospital stay.
What to expect at your health care provider's office:

The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed.

Medical history questions documenting your symptom in detail may include:

  • Which fingers (toes) are involved?
  • Have any other family members had this problem?
  • What other symptoms or abnormalities are also present?

An infant with webbing may have other symptoms and signs that, when taken together, define a specific syndrome or condition. Diagnosis of that condition is based on a family history, medical history, and thorough physical evaluation.

Laboratory studies (such as chromosome studies, enzyme assays, X-rays, and metabolic studies) may be ordered to confirm the presence of a suspected disorder.

AFTER SEEING YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
If a diagnosis was made by your health care provider associated with the webbing, you may want to note that diagnosis in your child's personal medical record.

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