Craniofacial duplication known as diprosopus is a rare congenital disorder whereby parts or all of the face are duplicated on the head. This a very rare case but a 1-year-old boy referred to the Kano General meeting hospital with an extra eye (third eye) on the left side of the head and an abnormally shaped head, which were noticed since birth. Pregnancy and delivery were uneventful.
Surprisingly, the scientists after investigation discovered that apart from routine antenatal medication, there was no history suggestive of ingestion of traditional or other medication during pregnancy. No history of smoking during pregnancy and no history of exposure to radiation.
Only that the child was born in a rural area to a “nonconsanguineous marriage.” Examination revealed a posterior plagiocephaly, a depressed anterior fontanelle, and a bulging posterior fontanelle.
It is later reported by the scientists that Many human infants with diprosopus are stillborn. The fact that this one was delivered safely makes the world ready to know more.
May God continue to protect us!
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