Craniofacial Duplication:
A Case Report
Published: September 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3395
Pradeep Suryawanshi, Mandar Deshpande, Nitin Verma,Vivek Mahendrakar, Sandhyamahendrakar
1. NICU Incharge & Associate professor, Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Pune, India.
2. Fellow Paediatric Critical Care, Consultant Neonatologist, Amrut Balrugnalaya and Critical Care Center, Aurangabad, India.
3. Clinical Fellow, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, Australia
4. Consultant Paediatrician, Mahendrakar Hospital, Aurangabad, India.
5. Consultant Obstetrician, Mahendrakar Hospital, Aurangabad, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Pradeep Suryawanshi,
D 404, Treasure Park Sant Nagar Parvati, Pune–411009, India.
Phone: 91-9923540500, E-mail: drpradeepsuryawanshi@gmail.com
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.
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