Rare Case of “Diprosopus Bicephalous Triophthalmus” and Review of Literature

Diprosopus is a rare congenital anomaly, characterized by partial or complete duplication of the craniofacial structure. It constitutes 0.4% of all congenital anomalies. Complete duplications are invariably associated with systemic anomalies. Here, we present such a case of diprosopus with complete...

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Autores principales: Chikkannaiah, Panduranga, Prathap, Nishaa, Venkataramanappa, Srinivasamurthy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6413600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30937091
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JPN.JPN_31_18
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Sumario:Diprosopus is a rare congenital anomaly, characterized by partial or complete duplication of the craniofacial structure. It constitutes 0.4% of all congenital anomalies. Complete duplications are invariably associated with systemic anomalies. Here, we present such a case of diprosopus with complete duplication of face in a 24-week-old male fetus, associated with anencephaly and spinal rachischisis. Proposed theory of embryogenesis and associated anomalies are also discussed.

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