Key clinical message
Even though the pseudo prune syndrome occurs occur at the same incidence
as Prune Belly Syndrome it has given less emphasis and goes
unrecognized. Emphasis should be given with patients with any of the
triad and thorough clinical examination and imaging is needed for early
diagnosis and management
Pseudo prune Belly Syndrome (PPBS) is a term used to describe infants
who do not fulfill the criteria of classic PBS, consisting of abdominal
wall muscle deficiency or hypoplasia, urologic abnormality, and
cryptorchidism. So far there are only few reports. To best of our
knowledge there is no case report of Pseudo Prune Belly Syndrome in
Ethiopia. Here we present a case of 45 days old female infant Pseudo
prune Belly Syndrome
Key terms : Infant, Prune Belly Syndrome, Pseudo Prune Belly
Syndrome, Case report, Ethiopia