[Epignathus, hypolastic left heart syndrome, and trisomy 18 in a small for gestational age female twin].
We describe a rare association of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, trismony 18, and epignathus in a 970 g female twin born at 37 weeks of gestational age. She died at 24 hours of age. Neonatologists and obstetricians should be aware of this rare association for a thorough prenatal counselling.
Department of Pediatrics - Section of Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Italy. simone.rugolotto@ospedaleuniverona.it
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D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D014314:Trisomy / Q000175:diagnosis; D000073842:Trisomy 18 Syndrome; D014428:Twins, Conjoined