Peters anomaly with post axial polydactyly, bilateral camptodactyly and club foot in a Kenyan neonate: A case report

Abstract

Introduction. A case of bilateral Peters anomaly with bilateral post axial polydactyly, bilateral camptodactyly, and club foot was examined in a neonatal Kenyan baby girl of African descent who had been delivered in the hospital and admitted to the newborn unit. She died aged five days. There are no cases of Peters anomaly recorded in Africa according to a literature search. In addition, available data point to the majority of the principal associations in Peters anomaly to be genitourinary anomalies, making this case a rare one in its isolated collection of musculoskeletal associations. Case presentation. A Kenyan baby girl of African descent who was born through a caesarean section presented in the new born unit of our hospital with bilateral corneal opacities, bilateral polydactyly, camptodactyly and club foot. Conclusion. This is a rare case of Peters anomaly and its association with multiple musculoskeletal abnormalities makes it special. © 2012 Mwenda; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.