Teenager with Edwards’ syndrome: a rare case report

Abstract

Edwards’ syndrome is a severe genetic disease (chromosome 18 trisomy) that has a very restrict prognosis, resulting in premature death of the carrier. This study aims to report a case of survival of 12 years old girl diagnosed in the first months of life, her clinical evolution and the treatments performed by it. The multidisciplinary treatment performed by the adolescent since the first months of life shows the importance of this approach to improve the quality of life of patients with this syndrome.