Cyclopia, a newborn with a single eye, a rare but lethal congenital anomaly: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Cyclopia is a rare congenital disorder characterized by facial abnormalities. In this condition, the orbits of the eye are not properly divided into two cavities so that they can be seen either as a single eye field or two bilateral fields that are very close to each other. This syndrome affects the embryos that are either aborted or stillborn upon delivery or, at best, die shortly after birth.

Case presentation

This case report is of a 37-week- and 5-day-old female fetus with a birth weight of 2300 g, a height of 43 cm, and a head circumference of 31 cm. She was born to a 44-year-old mother through normal vaginal delivery at Mahzad Hospital, Urmia, Iran. In the physical examination, an eye and a 4-cm proboscis were seen in the middle of the foreh

SUBMITTER: Parizad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8581486 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature