Abnormal ribs, hemivertebrae and sacral agenesis: a rare skeletal deformity in infant of a diabetic mother: a case report

ABSTRACT

A good weight male baby of 4 kg delivered at 40 weeks gestation on 28th January, 2016 at Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi. At birth he had Apgar score of 6/1, 7/5 and admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for blood glucose monitoring and basic laboratory investigations which included complete blood count, C-reactive protein, blood culture and sensitivity and chest x-ray. An incidental finding on chest x-ray was present as abnormal rib cage with fractured ribs followed by infantogram which showed hemi-vertebrae and agenesis of sacral bones which is a part of caudal regression syndrome, this is a very rare finding of skeletal deformity seen in infant of diabetic mother. Hence this case is being reported, as local literature is scarce