[Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrom: a case report in Dakar].
BACKGROUND
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is a congenital syndrome with variable phenotypic expression. It is less commonly described in Africa. We report a case in Dakar universitary hospital center.


METHODS
This report is about a two month old child from Mauritania presenting an hemihypertrophy, macroglassia and an umbilical hernia. Glycemia was under normal level showing a mild hypoglycemia (0,6 g/dl). T3, T4 and TSH values were in normal range. Abdominal echography was normal. Our patient was stable at the first clinical examination.


CONCLUSIONS
we advocate for dietetic measures and rigorous clinical follow up, every 3 to 6 month, to screen for recurrent hypoglycaemia and the occurence of an eventual neoplasmic desorders.
Ndiaye
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Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec CHU de Dakar, Sénégal. ondiaye@refer.sn
Diouf
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Fall
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Sylla
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A
Guèye
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M
Ouattara
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A
Sall
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Kuakuvi
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D001506:Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012675:Senegal