[Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrom: a case report in Dakar]

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is a congenital syndrome with variable phenotypic expression. It is less commonly described in Africa. We report a case in Dakar universitary hospital center.

This report is about a two month old child from Mauritania presenting an hemihypertrophy, macroglassia and an umbilical hernia. Glycemia was under normal level showing a mild hypoglycemia (0,6 g/dl). T3, T4 and TSH values were in normal range. Abdominal echography was normal. Our patient was stable at the first clinical examination.

we advocate for dietetic measures and rigorous clinical follow up, every 3 to 6 month, to screen for recurrent hypoglycaemia and the occurence of an eventual neoplasmic desorders.