Holoprosencephaly with proboscis.
This is the case of a male newborn with holoprosencephaly, marked hypotelorism, and a rudimentary nasal structure, the proboscis. The head CT scan showed a single monoventricle and two ocular globes fused at the midline. Chromosome studies showed a normal karyotype. The importance of ultrasonography in the prenatal diagnosis of this malformation is presented.
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Dr. Ramón Ruiz Arnau University Hospital, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamón, P.R., USA.
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Leon
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D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002972:Cleft Palate; D004453:Echoencephalography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016142:Holoprosencephaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed