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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Case report

Sirenomelia associated with an anterior abdominal wall defect: a case report

Authors: Eric Kambale Kavunga, Gabriel Kambale Bunduki, Mupenzi Mumbere, Claude Kasereka Masumbuko

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Sirenomelia is a rare and fatal congenital defect. The rarity of this case and its association with abdominal total wall defect drove us to report this case.

Case presentation

We report a rare case of sirenomelia characterized by lower limb fusion, thoracolumbar spinal anomalies, sacrococcygeal agenesis with a rudimentary tail, and genitourinary and anorectal atresia. Coexistent anterior abdominal wall defect in this case highlights its fatalness because of complications associated with the malformation.

Conclusions

Sirenomelia syndrome has seldom been reported. The present case highlights the rare atypical association of sirenomelia with anterior abdominal wall defect. Because the investigations were done in a low-resource setting, the etiology regarding this case remains unclear.
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Metadata
Title
Sirenomelia associated with an anterior abdominal wall defect: a case report
Authors
Eric Kambale Kavunga
Gabriel Kambale Bunduki
Mupenzi Mumbere
Claude Kasereka Masumbuko
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2162-0

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