Division of Translation Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Georgia Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Dr. Ahmed Elzayadi is a researcher in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt. The author is a Professor and Full-time researcher in Mansoura University Hospital. Author has various publications in areas of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Case Report
Robinow Syndrome as a Prenatal 5D Ultrasound Diagnosis: A Case Report in Mansoura Fetal Medicine Unit
Author(s): Sara A Mohamed*, Ahmed Elzayadi, Mohamed Eltatongy and Hend Shalaby
Robinow syndrome, named after Doctor Meinhard Robinow who first reported a new type of dwarfism in 1969.
Rarely, Robinow syndrome aka fetal face syndrome is genetically inherited heterogeneous disorder characterized
mainly by limb shortening (mesomelia), dysmorphic facial features, and abnormal genitalia (ambiguous). This report
presents depicts the antenatal ultrasound findings in a case of autosomal dominant Robinow syndrome diagnosed at
22 weeks’ gestation, for a Robinow pregnant female with history of two positive siblings. This case study demonstrates
the role of the new 5D technology of ultrasound in the prenatal diagnosis correlating to postnatal findings,
narrowing down the differential diagnosis. .. View more»