Cranio-Facial Duplication (Diprosopos) with Myelomeningocele
Aliyu Muhammad Koko*, Abubakar Yahaya, Ali Lasseini and Nasiru J Ismail
ABSTRACT
Diprosopos is an extremely rare form of congenital anomaly that leads to complete or incomplete duplication of cranio-facial structures. Majority of diprosopos are females and delivered as stillborn with few surviving not longer than neonatal period. This report aims to describe a rare occurrence of diprosopos with myelomeningocele in an unbooked mother and recommend antenatal care and regular obstetric ultrasounds for early diagnosis and management decisions on this uncommon congenital anomaly. We report a case of a female neonate with complete duplication of the face (diprosopos) delivered via caesarean section by a 30-year-old unbooked multipara. Child’s clinical condition suddenly deteriorated and died on second day of life.
