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True cyclopia-very rare anomaly
K R Srinivasan1, N Abraham Ratna Joseph2, P Koteswary3
1Professor, Department of Anatomy, Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Medical College , Salem, Tamilnadu, India .
Abstract:
During our routine postmortem examination, we found a female infant with "True Cyclopia." The two entire eye balls had fused completely to form one midline organ. The infant was a female who weighed 2910 g. The gestation period was 35 weeks. Infant lived for a short period of less than 20 minutes. The birth was a product of a 4(th) pregnancy.
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