Editing Phocomelia (section)

===Thalidomide syndrome symptoms===
When an individual is born with phocomelia due to drugs or pharmaceuticals, it is known as [[thalidomide]] syndrome. The symptoms of thalidomide syndrome are defined by absent or shortened limbs, causing flipper hands and feet. According to Anthony J Perri III and Sylvia Hsu they can additionally receive:<ref name="perri" />
* Palsy disorder of the face
* Ear and eye abnormalities, resulting in limited/complete loss of hearing or sight
* Gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract disorders
* Ingrown genitalia
* Undeveloped/missing lungs
* Distorted digestive tract, heart, kidney
* Hypoplastic or absent bones

The infants that were exposed to thalidomide during development phases had a 40% chance of survival.<ref name="miller" /> The McCredie–McBride hypothesis explains that the limbs of the infants become malformed as a result of the thalidomide harming the neural tissue—simply because the neural tissue has such a large impact on formation and development of the limbs.<ref name="perri">{{cite journal |last1=Perri |first1=Anthony J. |last2=Hsu |first2=Sylvia |title=A review of thalidomide's history and current dermatological applications |journal=Dermatology Online Journal |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=5 |year=2003 |doi=10.5070/D35FK5W0QV |pmid=12952752 |url=http://dermatology.cdlib.org/93/reviews/thalidomide/hsu.html }}</ref>