DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i10.001

Pages: 1587-1590

Sirenomelia is a rare form of caudal dysgenesis generally incompatible with life due to the severe renal malformations associated. In Africa, it is associated with mystico-religious considerations and witchcraft and sometimes exposes the family to a violent stigmatization. The transgressions of socio-cultural prohibitions by parents would be the cause of the occurrence of this malformation. Its etiology is still very controversial. We report the observation of a case born at the University Teaching Hospital ‘Pr BSS’ of Kati, this is the first Malian case reported in the literature.