Parasitic Twin Successfully Managed in Uganda - Case Report

Abstract

Parasitic twin or heteropagus refers to asymmetric conjoined twins in which the tissues of defective twin (parasite) are dependent on the cardiovascular system of the other largely intact twin (autosite) for survival. It is a rare condition with isolated cases comprising most of the published work. We report a male baby with abnormal multiple limbs and trunk attached born by spontaneous vaginal delivery at home. Abdominal pelvic ultra sound showed situs inversus. The child had surgical separation of the parasite at five months and the recovery was un eventful.

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