Hypoplasia of the nails and end phalanges as a sequela of prenatal barbiturate exposure

: We describe a case of a Turkish boy with features of hydantoin-barbiturate-embryopathy. Main symptoms are hypoplasia, partly aplasia, of the finger- and toenails as well as the distal phalanges. His epileptic mother was treated with phenobarbiturates during the first three months of pregnancy.