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.

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

RUGOLOTTO, SIMONE;BERTOLINI, ALESSANDRA;Cogo, Ilaria;Pietrobelli, Angelo;PADOVANI, Ezio Maria
2013-01-01

Abstract

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.
2013
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; Diseases in Twins; Female; Humans; Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Small for Gestational Age; Trisomy; Twins, Conjoined
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