Fraser syndrome is a rare malformative genetic syndrome whose main manifestations are cryptophthalmia, syndactyly, laryngeal atresia and urogenital malformations. We report the observation of a newborn from a non-consanguineous marriage, admitted to the neonatology and neonatal intensive care unit at Day 1 of life for a poly-malformative syndrome. Clinically, the newborn presented with bilateral anophthalmia, cleft palate, dysmorphic facies with a rounded forehead, hypertelorism, micrognathia, low-set ears and a short neck, syndactility and bilateral cryptorchidism. Trans fontanellar ultrasound revealed tri ventricular hydrocephalus. Cerebral MRI angiography showed malformative tri-ventricular hydrocephalus, hypoplasia of the brainstem and cerebellum, and poly-microgyria. Transthoracic and renal ultrasonography were unremarkable, and the chest X-ray was normal. The authors discuss the malformative clinical and para-clinical aspects of this syndrome, multidisciplinary management and the importance of prenatal diagnosis.
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