Open AccessFetus -in -fetu in a 6-month-old
Author(s) -
Lukman O. Abdur-Rahman,
Adekunle Yisau Abdulkadir,
Anum Rahman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.44187
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy , pelvis , fetus , girl , pregnancy , developmental psychology , biology , genetics , psychology
Fetus-in-fetu is a malformed parasitic monozygotic diamniotic twin found inside the body of the living child or adult. We report a case of lumbar mass having superficial rudimentary phallus, labioscrotal fold, testes, pedunculated thumb-like digit and rudimentary pelvis in addition to bowel loops in a 6-month-old Nigerian girl. The mass was excised and the baby did well. We propose based on these that dizygotic parasitic foetiform twin could exist.