title: Congenital amastia.
abstract: A 3-d-old female baby presented with bilateral congenital absence of breast tissue, areolae and nipples. No other anomalies were noted. There was also a history of absence of nipples, areolae and breast tissue in the mother and two other family members of maternal side. Investigations done during the hospital stay including ultrasound of the chest wall, abdomen and head were all normal. Congenital isolated bilateral amastia was diagnosed after complete investigations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Indira Gandhi Institute for Child Health, South Hospital Complex, Dharmaram College Post, Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India, doclcp81@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Lingaraja Gowda C
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Niranjan Hunasanhalli
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Shivanna
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benakappa
authors.forename: Hema
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ravindranath
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D055815:Young Adult