Open AccessTrue Cyclopia–Very Rare Anomaly
Author(s) -
Srinivasan Kr,
Joseph Na,
P Koteswary
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7866.4651
Subject(s) - cyclopia , medicine , gestation , pregnancy , obstetrics , fetus , biology , holoprosencephaly , genetics
During our routine postmortem examination, we found a female infant with "True Cyclopia." The two entire eye balls had fused completely to form one midline organ. The infant was a female who weighed 2910 g. The gestation period was 35 weeks. Infant lived for a short period of less than 20 minutes. The birth was a product of a 4(th) pregnancy.