Open AccessRare case of “diprosopus bicephalous triophthalmus” and review of literature
Author(s) -
Panduranga Chikkannaiah,
Nishaa Prathap,
Srinivasamurthy Venkataramanappa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_31_18
Subject(s) - medicine , anencephaly , craniofacial , gene duplication , anomaly (physics) , fetus , anatomy , pregnancy , genetics , psychiatry , biology , physics , gene , condensed matter physics
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.