Cyclop deformity born to an eclamptic mother: a case report and literature review
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract: Cyclopia is a rare congenital craniofacial abnormality considered the severest form of alobar holoprosencephaly. It is aetiopathogenically heterogeneous and incompatible with life. We report the case of a phenotypically female preterm stillbirth whose mother was severely pre-eclamptic. Prenatal ultrasonography revealed multiple congenital anomalies including microcephaly, fused sutures, hypotelorism, absent nasal opening and polyhydramnios Postmortem confirmed cyclopia comprising a deformed face having a single central slit-like orbital grove possessing two eyes with a superiorly attached blind-ending proboscis, absent nose, and well-formed mouth. The brain consists of a non-cleaved frontal lobe overlying a single large ventricle with a membranous roof and absent olfactory tracts and bulbs. There is also absence of corpus callosum. Keywords: Cyclopia, holoprosencephaly, proboscis, hypotelorism.
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C C Chukwuegbo . , I A Ekanem, T I Ugbem .
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