Asplenia associated with a congenital diaphragmatic defect and neurologic anomalies.
A case of asplenia with the assoicated congential defects of a diaphragmatic hernia, hydrocephalus, anophthalmia, and dysostosis of the frontal skull bones is reported. A small ventricular septal defect was also present. The case is discussed with particular emphasis on the embryologic malformations.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000853:Anophthalmos / Q000150:complications*; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000150:complications; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*