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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(12):1674-1679. Published online December 31, 1988.

A case of Holoprosencephaly.

Won Chil Lee¹, In Chae Kim¹, Kung Min Lee¹, Chull Zoo Jung¹, Wang Bok Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Dong Kang Hospital’ Ulsan, Korea

Received: June 23, 1988;  Accepted: June 23, 1988.

Abstract

A case of Holoprosencephaly, alobar type in 1-day-old female infant was presented. This patient manifested median facial defects and had extracranial anomaly such as cardiac defects. Chromosome studies showed a normal female karyotype with 46 chromosomes. The diagnosis was confirmed by brain CT scan and autopsy. A brief review of literature was made.

Keywords :Holoprosencephaly, alobar type