Mirzaei S, Moslemi S, Shafeghat F, Karimi S, Eftekharzadeh M. Bifid rib with fused vertebrae - A rare abnormality of the skeletal system: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep 2021;
86:106281. [PMID:
34500251 PMCID:
PMC8430391 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106281]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Bifid rib as pathoanatomical findings on chest X-ray is a skeletal disorder. It is usually unilateral and commonly found in males. Bifid ribs commonly happen in absence of structural defects of the vertebrae.
PRESENTATION OF CASE
The case of this report is a 65-year-old with severe infection of Covid 19. He was admitted to the ICU. Imaging findings indicate existence of a bifid rib with vertebral fusion.
DISCUSSION
Bifurcated ribs usually have been described without vertebral defects. In our case, there is a bifurcated rib with fused vertebrae. These defects are also defined in the criteria of Gorlin syndrome.
CONCLUSION
Unlike other rib abnormalities, the bifid rib occurs mainly in the absence of a vertebral defect, but this study reports a bifid rib with vertebral defects.
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