title: Moebius syndrome with Taussig-Bing anomaly.
abstract: We report a 6 years old male child, presented with difficulty in swallowing, crying and smiling from early infancy and recurrent episodes of cyanosis on exertion for about 2 years. He had facial dysmorphism, clubbing and polydactyly and right sided lower motor neuron type of facial nerve palsy. On examination and relevant investigations findings were consistent with Moebius syndrome and Taussig-Bing anomaly. Moebius syndrome comprises of congenital facial nerve palsy with or without palsy of the other cranial nerves and the associated organ system malformations. Taussig-Bing anomaly is a rare congenital heart malformation consisting of a transposed aorta, a large pulmonary artery which arises primarily from the right ventricle and ventricular septal defect. Simultaneous occurrence of Moebius syndrome and Taussig-Bing anomaly has not yet been reported in the past.
authors.affiliation: Dr Mohammad Imnul Islam, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hasan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020331:Mobius Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*