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Fetal abnormalities are conditions that affect a fetus or embryo, are able to be diagnosed prenatally, and may be fatal or cause disease after birth. They may include aneuploidies, structural abnormalities, or neoplasms. Acardiac twin; Achondrogenesis; Achondroplasia
Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. [2] The disabilities can range from mild to severe. [6] Birth defects are divided into two main types: structural disorders in which problems are seen with the shape of a body part and functional disorders in which problems exist with how a body part ...
This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes Q65-Q79 within Chapter XVII: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities should be included in this category.
This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes Q00-Q99 within Chapter XVII: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities should be included in this category.
So far, around 20% of overall congenital heart defect cases have been due to known causes such as genetic defects and teratogens which are various factors causing embryo development abnormalities or birth defects. [23] However, the other 80% of cases have little known about their cause. [23]
external causes during pregnancy (thus not inherited), e.g. via amniotic band syndrome; teratogenic drugs (e.g. thalidomide, which causes phocomelia) or environmental chemicals; ionizing radiation (nuclear weapons, radioiodine, radiation therapy) infections; metabolic imbalance
See Triplet-birth with Uterus didelphys for a case of a woman having spontaneous birth in both wombs with twins. Class IV— Bicornuate uterus (uterus with two horns). Only the upper part of that part of the Müllerian system that forms the uterus fails to fuse, thus the caudal part of the uterus is normal, the cranial part is bifurcated.
Congenital syphilis is syphilis that occurs when a mother with untreated syphilis passes the infection to her baby during pregnancy or at birth. [4] It may present in the fetus , infant , or later. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Clinical features vary and differ between early onset, that is presentation before 2-years of age, and late onset, presentation after ...