Myelomeningocele with hydrocephalus and agenesis of corpus callosum.

J Indian Med Assoc

Department of Paediatric Medicine, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700014.

Published: August 2009

A 45-day-old male baby presented with a leaking myelomeningocele and signs of meningitis. A computerised tomographic scan of brain revealed gross supratentorial ventriculomegaly with inflammatory exudates suggestive of intracranial infection. An unexpected association of complete agenesis of corpus callosum was discovered, however it is an incidental finding, a rare combination indeed.

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