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A female baby born in Nagpur, India in June 2016 died after two days. She was the first case of harlequin ichthyosis reported in India. [39] [40] [41] Hannah Betts was born with the condition in 1989 in Great Britain, and died in 2022 at 32 years old. [42] Ng Poh Peng was born in 1991 in Singapore. Doctors had not expected her to live past her ...
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), also called retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) and Terry syndrome, is a disease of the eye affecting prematurely born babies generally having received neonatal intensive care, in which oxygen therapy is used because of the premature development of their lungs. [2]
Babies who are born prematurely (formally defined as 37 weeks of gestational age or earlier) are at higher risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity. The earlier a preterm baby is born, the greater the baby's risk of developing ROP. Blood vessels in the eye typically finish development by the time of birth.
Many babies are born with blue eyes, and then their eyes change color as their genes continue to develop. Hair color is the same way, sometimes, babies are born with very light colored hair that ...
There are multiple possible causes of congenital blindness. In general, 60% of congenital blindness cases are contributed from prenatal stage and 40% are contributed from inherited disease. [ 4 ] However, most of the congenital blindness cases show that it can be avoidable or preventable with early treatment.
A tragic photo of a baby born with only one eye and no nose has been circulating the Internet. The baby is being referred to as "baby cyclops" due to the comparisons drawn with the mythical cyclops.
In around 10% of cases the baby sheds this layer of skin and has normal skin for the rest of its life. [2] [5] This is known as self-healing collodion baby. The remaining 15% of cases are caused by a variety of diseases involving keratinization disorders. [5] Known causes of collodion baby include ichthyosis vulgaris and trichothiodystrophy. [3]
Symptoms: Yellowish discoloration of the skin and white part of the eyes [1] Complications: Seizures, cerebral palsy, kernicterus [1] Usual onset: Newborns [1] Types: Physiologic, pathologic [1] Causes: Red blood cell breakdown, liver disease, infection, hypothyroidism, metabolic disorders [2] [1] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, confirmed ...