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- A female newborn presented with a bilateral complete transverse facial cleft, diagnosed after an ultrasound indicated excess amniotic fluid late in pregnancy.
- After being born at 36 weeks and weighing 1900g, the baby had serious facial deformities and relied on life support, which was removed shortly after birth.
- An autopsy found no major organ malformations but the absence of olfactory nerves, linking the breathing and swallowing difficulties to a possible central nervous system issue.
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We describe here the case of a female newborn baby with a bilateral complete transverse facial cleft. Obstetrical ultrasound had revealed an increased amount of amniotic fluid from 28 weeks' gestation without fetal hydrops or congenital anomalies. A 1900-g baby girl born at 36 weeks' gestation presented with bilateral wide facial clefts with macrostomia, microphthalmia, nose, and auricular deformities. Her breathing was dependent on life support, which was discontinued 2 hours after birth. An autopsy revealed no congenital malformations in vital organs but the absence of the olfactory nerves. Polyhydramnios and respiratory arrest after birth were presumed to be due to central disintegration of swallowing and breathing, in this case with brain anomaly.
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