[Cyclopia - about an observation]

ABSTRACT

Cyclopia is a rare congenital facial abnormality [1/100 000 pregnancies]. It is characterized by the fusion of the orbits and by the presence of a proboscis below the eye. This abnormality is incompatible with life, and this is due to the severity of the cerebrofacial abnormalities. The antenatal diagnosis is actually passible thanks to the obstetrical echography. In our study, we report a case of a neonatal girl coming from a full term pregnancy. She represented at birth a cylindric cutaneous facial formation implanted at the middle of the front [proboscis], rudimentary and retracted eyelids which were surrounded by eyelashes and a central cavity which seems to be the fusion of the two orbits. According to the classification of STOLL and MARAUD, it is a synophtalm rhinocephale cyclope