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Congenital Amastia

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A 3-d-old female baby presented with bilateral congenital absence of breast tissue, areolae and nipples. No other anomalies were noted. There was also a history of absence of nipples, areolae and breast tissue in the mother and two other family members of maternal side. Investigations done during the hospital stay including ultrasound of the chest wall, abdomen and head were all normal. Congenital isolated bilateral amastia was diagnosed after complete investigations.

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  1. Division of Neonatology, Indira Gandhi Institute for Child Health, South Hospital Complex, Dharmaram College Post, Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India

    Lingaraja Gowda C. Patil, Niranjan Hunasanhalli Shivanna, Naveen Benakappa & Hema Ravindranath

  2. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Suite 410, CCC, 999 N 92nd Street, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, USA

    Rama Bhat

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Patil, L.G.C., Shivanna, N.H., Benakappa, N. et al. Congenital Amastia. Indian J Pediatr 80, 870–871 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-012-0919-1

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