title: Craniofacial duplication: a case report.
abstract: A craniofacial duplication or diprosopus is an unusual variant of conjoined twinning. The reported incidence is one in 180,000-15 million births and 35 cases have been reported till date. The phenotype is wide, with the partial duplication of a few facial structures to complete dicephalus. A complete duplication is associated with a high incidence of anomalies in the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system and the respiratory system, whereas no major anomalies are found in the infants with a partial duplication. A term baby with the features of a craniofacial duplication has been described, with the proposed theories on embryogenesis and a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: NICU Incharge & Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College , Pune, India .
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suryawanshi
authors.forename: Mandar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mahendrakar
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahendrakar
keywords: Craniofacial duplication; Diprosopus