Antenatal diagnosis of complete facial duplication—a case report of a rare craniofacial defect

✍ Scribed by V. S. Rai; G. Gaffney; N. Manning; P. Grassi Pirrone; P. F. Chamberlain

• Book ID: 101237086
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 125 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0197-3851
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199806)18:6<618::aid-pd304>3.0.co;2-a

✦ Synopsis

We report a case of the prenatal sonographic detection of facial duplication, the diprosopus abnormality, in a twin pregnancy. The characteristic sonographic features of the condition include duplication of eyes, mouth, nose and both mid-and anterior intracranial structures. A heart-shaped abnormality of the cranial vault should prompt more detailed examination for other supportive features of this rare condition.