Webbing of the fingers or toes

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Overview

Treatment

Webbing of the fingers or toes

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 health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask questions about the patient's medical history. Questions may include:

Medical history questions 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 a physical exam.

The following tests may be done:

Chromosome studies
Enzyme assays
X-rays
Metabolic studies

Review Date: 5/10/2006
Reviewed By: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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