Sirenomelia
Posted June 1, 2005
Sometimes editing has special rewards. A few days ago, a site was submitted on a rare medical problem, only two or three children have survived.
Sirenomelia - a very rare congenital disorder in which the legs are fused together, giving the appearance of a mermaid.
ODP did not have any good information or other sites on this condition, and the site by itself would have been placed in Health: Conditions and Diseases: Genetic Disorders
However by searching around, a number of other sites were found - enough to create a new subcategory - Health: Conditions and Diseases: Genetic Disorders: Sirenomelia
The other point of interest was that a child in Peru was scheduled to have an operation to correct the problem, and I was delighted to read a few days later that the operation was successful.
