25: Childhood diseases I Flashcards
morphological defects that are present at birth
anomalies
- not just on genetic basis, can be cosmetic or functional
most anomalies are..
of unknown origin (40-60%)
top 4 congenital malformations in the US
clubfoot
patent ductus arteriosus
ventriular septal defect
cleft lip
affected foot appears to have been rotated internally at the ankle
club foot
neonate’s ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth
patent ductus arteriosus PDA
a defect/hole in the ventricular septum
ventricular septal defect
a cleft is a fissure or opening
cleft lip
baby regurgitates at every feeding …
atresia
esophagus almost completely occluded demonstrated by endoscopic examination
most common chromosmal disorder and is the leading cause of mental retardation in US
down syndrome
10-20 fold increase in developing leukemia
down syndrome
most common is megakaryoblastic leukemia
- all have abnoramal immune response predisposing them to serious infections
down syndrome patients over 40 will develop…
neurodegenerative changes characteristic of alzheimer disease
at what age does maternal age increase incidence of DS
7X 40-44
13X 45+
incidence of down syndrome
1 in 700 births
genetic cause of trisomy 21
meiotic nondsjunction in the ovum
- robersonian translocation and mosaic type may also occur
- epicanthic folds and flat facial profile
- simian crease
- predisposition to leukemia
- hypotonia
- gap between first and second toe
- intestinal stenosis
down syndrome
flat facial profile
oblique palpebral fissures
epicanthal folds
simian crease
down syndrome
what type of genetic disease is cystic fibrosis
autosomal recessive
incidence of cystic fibrosis
1 in 3200
principle defect of cystic fibrosis
epithelial chloride channel protein is defective resulting in high salt concentration exocrien glands and viscous luminal fluid of the respiratory tract, GI and reproductive tracts
mutation affect both alleles of CFTR gene on chromosome
7q 31.2
cystic fibrosis
most common cystic fibrosis mutation
deletion of 3 nucleotides coding for phenyalalanie at aa postion 508
Cl movement in lumen of sweat duct v. airway
in sweat duct supposed to be going into the cells, in airway supposed to be going out of the cells
- recurrent pulmonary infection
- cor pulmonae
- chronic pancreatitis
- meconium ileus
- sterility
- malabsorption
clinical features of cystic fibrosis