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Which of the following is present in this third trimester pregnancy?

Images courtesy of Durr-e- Sabih, MBBS, FRCP

This fetus shows collapse of the nose, or saddle nose, in conjunction with a cleft lip deformity. The major finding of this case was fetal holoprosencephaly (images not shown), and the incidental findings were the above-mentioned facial anomalies. Saddle nose deformity also can occur in cases of congenital syphilis and maternal alcoholism.

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Challenge your diagnostic skills with these images of a third trimester pregnancy. Can you identify the "incidental" findings?

Image IQ: "Incidental" Findings in 3rd Trimester Pregnancy