Case Report
Year: 2017 | Month: May | Volume: 7 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 410-413
Parasitic Limb Attached to the Back: A Rare Case of Rachipagus Parasitic Conjoined Twinning
Danfulani Mohammed1, Gele I. Haruna1, Ma’aji M. Sadisu1, Saidu A. Sule1, Muhammad A. Musa2
1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences,
2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences,
College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author: Muhammad A. Musa
ABSTRACT
Parasite rachipagus twinning-one of the rarest of the conjoined twins. We present a 3 weeks old male neonate who presented at our facility with history of an accessory limb attached to the back on the lower part of the neck since birth. No attachment in other parts of the body and no history of motor or sphincteric deficit. This case was surgically managed with good prognosis presented.
Key words: parasite rachipagus, neonate, accessory limb