A Rare Case Report of Limb Body Wall Complex.
Cureus
; 16(4): e59026, 2024 Apr.
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Limb body wall complex (LBWC), also known as body stalk anomaly, is a rare and lethal disorder of the anterior abdominal wall. It is characterized by a severe combination of congenital malformations in the fetus, including, abdomino- and/or thoracoschisis, exencephaly/encephalocele, limb deformities, and facial clefts. Short umbilical cord, abdominal placental attachment, and spinal anomalies are among other manifestations of this disorder. The cause of LBWC is still unknown. The main hypotheses include embryonic dysplasia, early amniotic rupture, and vascular accident during embryonic development. We present a case of LBWC that was detected prenatally on ultrasound (USG) imaging and later confirmed postnatally in a Rh-negative mother at the menstrual age of 14 weeks.
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