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Abstract

A 7-day-old new-born was referred to Department of Radiodiagnosis of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital to evaluate enlargement of head circumference. On clinical examination of this new-born we found macrocephaly and absent right thumb as well as deformed left thumb. No other clinical abnormalities were seen in this new-born apart from this. Facial structures, spine, upper and lower limbs, trunks were normal clinically. Transcranial ultrasound was done using LOGIQ P9 ultrasound machine which revealed an open lip schizencephaly involving right cerebral hemisphere with absence of corpus callosum. Trans abdominal sonography revealed non visualisation of left kidney in left renal fossa as well as in its usual ectopic position. Therefore, the new-born underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain and whole abdomen which confirmed ultrasound findings. MRI additionally revealed there was no ocular, anorectal and genito-urinary malformations. Infantogram was done to evaluate the skeleton of this new-born. Fetal echocardiography revealed no obvious cardiac anomalies.