La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica (Aug 2013)

Epignathus, hypolastic left heart syndrome, and trisomy 18 in a small for gestational age female twin

  • S. Rugolotto,
  • A. Bertolini,
  • I. Cogo,
  • A. Pietrobelli,
  • S. Pecori,
  • M. Furlani,
  • E.M. Padovani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2013.41
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 4

Abstract

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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.

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