28, 29, and 30
were examples of the comparatively common deformity known as
polydactyly. No. 31 was probably a case of ectopia cordis.
"Then follow five instances of genital abnormalities (Nos.
32-36), consisting of absence of the penis (epispadias?), absence
of penis and umbilicus (epispadias and exomphalos?),
hermaphroditism, imperforate anus, and nondescent of one
testicle. The nine following cases (Nos. 37-45) were anomalies of
the lower limbs: Nos. 37, 38, and 42 may have been spontaneous
amputations; Nos. 39 and 40 were doubtless instances of webbed
toes (syndactyly), and the deformity indicated in No. 45 was
presumably talipes equinus. The infant born with three feet (No.
43) was possibly a case of parasitic monstrosity, several of
which have been reported in recent teratologic literature; but
what is meant by the statement concerning 'male and female legs'
it is not easy to determine.
"Certain of the ten following prodigies (Nos. 46-55) cannot in
the present state of our knowledge be identified. The presence of
congenital patches of white or gray hair on the scalp, as
recorded in No. 46, is not an unknown occurrence at the present
time; but what the Chaldeans meant by ipga, pinde, hali riksi,
and kali on the head of the new-born infant it is impossible to
tell.
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