Fetus Papyraceous

Fetus papyraceous, the compressed remains of a dead twin retained in utero after its intrauterine death in the second trimester, is an uncommon finding. It is not usually associated with adverse physical effects on the mother or surviving twin. A case of fetus papyraceous which was discovered at UsmanuDanfodiyoUniversity teaching hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria during routine examination of the placenta and membranes after spontaneous vaginal delivery of a low birth weight, but otherwise healthy infant, to a primigravid mother is presented. No adverse effects on the mother were recorded. This is apparently the first reported case from Nigeria despite the high twinning rate in the country.Foetus papyrac\ue9, les restes comprim\ue9s d'un jumeau mort maintenu dans l'ut\ue9rus apr\ue8s sa mort intra-ut\ue9rine dans le deuxi\ue8me trimestre, est un r\ue9sultat rare. Il n'est pas habituellement associ\ue9 aux effets physiques d\ue9favorables sur la m\ue8re ou en jumeau survivant. Un cas du foetus papyrac\ue9 qui a \ue9t\ue9 d\ue9couvert \ue0 l'h\uf4pital d'enseignement de l\u2019Universit\ue9 d'Usmanu Danfodiyo, Sokoto, au Nig\ue9ria, pendant l'examen courant du placenta et les membranes apr\ue8s l'accouchement vaginal spontan\ue9e d'une naissance de bas poids, mais autrement un nourrisson en bonne sant\ue9, \ue0 une m\ue8re primigeste est pr\ue9sent\ue9. Aucun effet nuisible sur la m\ue8re n'a \ue9t\ue9 enregistr\ue9. C'est apparemment le premier cas rapport\ue9 du Nig\ue9ria en d\ue9pit du taux \ue9lev\ue9 de g\ue9mellit\ue9 dans le pays