EEC Syndrome: A rare entity.
- Author:
Aftab Ahmed RANA
;
Suresh CHANDRAN
;
Joshua GEORGE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cleft lip, cleft palate, ectodermal dysplasia, ectrodactyly
- From:Brunei International Medical Journal
2011;7(4):220-224
- CountryBrunei Darussalam
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Ectrodactyly, Ectodermal dysplasia and Cleft lip/palate (EEC) syndrome is a rare combination of multiple congenital anomalies. Although the anomalies are diverse, the underlying problem arise from early embryonic ectodermal tissue defects or insults. We report a case of a baby boy who was born at 33 weeks of gestation with EEC syndrome. He died five months later of aspiration pneumonia. The management requires a multidisciplinary approach and proper parental counseling which should include risk of recurrence in future pregnancies. Prenatal diagnosis is possible by antenatal ultrasound scan at 14-16 weeks of gestation.
