A challenging diagnosis for thiamine transporter deficiency anemia (Rogers syndrome) in two young siblings: A rare case report.

We present these two cases to emphasize the necessity of critical thinking and high suspicion of the disease (Rogers syndrome) to avoid potentially fatal situations due to its rarity and the importance of early treatment.

A misdiagnosed case of a 150-cm umbilical cord coiled twice around the fetal neck with a true cord knot: A rare Syrian case report.

The normal umbilical cord is a crucial component during pregnancy, but sometimes it could become compromised due to some abnormalities such as excessive long umbilical cord, and though they usually end up with a healthy baby, they may lead to severe consequences. Excessive long umbilical cords are found in 4% of pregnancies and represent a risk factor for nuchal cords and true knots. We report a case of a 37-year-old Syrian pregnant woman who presented to the hospital at 37 weeks of gestation asking for a C-section for a fear of ambiguous ultrasound findings that have been interpreted as fetal malformation. At delivery, a healthy baby was born with a 150-cm umbilical cord, a true knot, and double-looped nuchal cords; the formation of the loops and the knot had been attributed to the elongated cord. Besides, ultrasound imaging could sometimes be deceptive and lead to unnecessary interventions; therefore, cord anomalies should always be kept in mind because they do not always represent a justification for a C-section.