in the case of Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis, a systematic search for Howell-Jolly bodies on blood smears and ultrasound examination of the abdomen for the presence of asplenia should be mandatory to detect isolated congenital asplenia. If asplenia is found, potentially life-saving antibiotic prophylaxis and pneumococcal vaccination should be initiated.
A newborn female is described with bilateral anophthalmia and oesophageal atresia. This is the seventh reported case of the Anophthalmia-Oesophageal-Genital (AEG) syndrome.
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