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Absent olfactory bulb

Case contributed by Joseph Scheller
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

An infant with multiple congenital anomalies.

Patient Data

Age: 4 months
Gender: Male
mri
  • absent right olfactory bulb
  • incidental right subdural hematoma rebleed (a right-sided subdural hematoma was noted at age 1 month)
  • incidental right optic nerve glioma

Case Discussion

Infant with a ventricular septal defect (VSD), bicuspid aortic valve, 11 ribs, and duplication of chromosome 19 on the chromosomal analysis (uncertain significance). Absent olfactory bulb was an incidental finding on brain MR, along with other incidental findings.

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