A rare case of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with encephalocele
Rakesh Khatana, Anamika Khatana
Corresponding author: Rakesh Khatana, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurved College hospital and research Centre, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India 
Received: 20 Sep 2020 - Accepted: 20 Oct 2020 - Published: 07 Dec 2020
Domain: Pediatrics (general)
Keywords: Macrosomia, macroglossia, encephalocele
©Rakesh Khatana et al. Pan African Medical Journal (ISSN: 1937-8688). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cite this article: Rakesh Khatana et al. A rare case of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with encephalocele. Pan African Medical Journal. 2020;37:317. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.317.26158]
Available online at: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/37/317/full
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A rare case of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with encephalocele
A rare case of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with encephalocele
Rakesh Khatana1,&, Anamika Khatana2
&Corresponding author
A premature female child was delivered with polyhydramnios, an unusually large placenta and long umbilical cord. The clinical examination revealed that there is macrosomia, macroglossia and encephalocele. The patient also had complains of hypoglycemia on 2nd day and on the clinical examination, the patient was diagnosed with a rare case of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome with encephalocele.
Figure 1: A) anterior view with macroglossia and macrosomia; B) posterior view with encephalocele
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