Prune Belly Syndrome In A Nigerian Child

Abstract

Prune belly syndrome (PBS), a rare congenital anomaly of uncertain aetiologies has been seldom reported among Nigerians. We report a 3-day old term male Nigerian neonate with PBS, conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia and features suggestive of Down syndrome who died at age 19 days. The socio-cultural factors which led to a grave outcome are discussed.