Shireen Qassim Bham, Rozina Ishaq, Quratulain Janjua.
Abnormal Ribs, Hemivertebrae and Sacral Agenesis: A Rare Skeletal Deformity in Infant of a Diabetic Mother: A Case Report.
Ann Abbasi Shaheed Hosp Karachi Med Dent Coll Jan ;21(3):184-7.

A good weight male baby of 4 kg delivered at 40 weeks gestation on 28th January, 2016 at Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi. At birth he had Apgar score of 6/1, 7/5 and admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for blood glucose monitoring and basic laboratory investigations which included complete blood count, C-reactive protein, blood culture and sensitivity and chest x-ray. An incidental finding on chest x-ray was present as abnormal rib cage with fractured ribs followed by infantogram which showed hemi-vertebrae and agenesis of sacral bones which is a part of caudal regression syndrome, this is a very rare finding of skeletal deformity seen in infant of diabetic mother. Hence this case is being reported, as local literature is scarce. Keywords: Diabetic mother, fetal abnormality and structural deformity

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