A rare case of Meckel-Gruber syndrome

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2017;58(3):1023-1027.

Abstract

Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS) is a lethal, autosomal recessive transmitted anomaly, characterized by the ultrasound triad: occipital meningoencephalocele, bilateral polycystic kidney, postaxial polydactyly. The incidence is between 1÷13 250 and 1÷140 000 live births, being a rare anomaly. We report a MKS case of feminine gender diagnosed on two ultrasound findings (bilateral polycystic kidney, occipital meningoencephalocele). This case highlights the presence of MKS in a young female without family history.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ciliary Motility Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Ciliary Motility Disorders / pathology
  • Encephalocele / diagnosis*
  • Encephalocele / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Polycystic Kidney Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Polycystic Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa

Supplementary concepts

  • Meckel syndrome type 1