title: Ethmocephaly with amniotic band syndrome.
abstract: Ethmocephaly is the rarest form of holoprosencephaly, which occurs due to an incomplete cleavage of the forebrain. Clinically, the disease presents with a proboscis, hypotelorism, microphthalmos and malformed ears. Amniotic band syndrome is another rare congenital malformation with ring-like constriction bands in the limbs, head, face or trunk. We present a case of ethmocephaly with amniotic band syndrome, which is likely the first of its kind, published in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Gobinda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Sibnath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gayen
authors.forename: Sabyasachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016142:Holoprosencephaly / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D060726:Torso / Q000002:abnormalities*