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Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome: A Case Report

Arunachalam A .

Abstract


Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), a disorder of overgrowth is a rare congenital disease and predispose to embryonal tumors. This syndrome is characterized by  macrosomia, macroglossia, visceromegaly, the presence of an abdominal wall defect (umbilical hernia or omphalocele), and low blood sugar in the newborn period (neonatal  hypoglycemia). The incidence of BWS is estimated to be 1 out of 13700(1). BWS is caused by various epigenetic and/or   genetic alterations.

Here, we present the case of a newborn child with characteristic features of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.


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