Birth defects (EFF) Flashcards
**syndrome of multiple congenital abnormalities w/ a distinctive facial appearance. Have microcephaly, short stature, confluent eyebrow, micrognathia, micromelia, oliigodacytyly and relative smallness of hands. Pllus are a retard (Hangover reference)
Cornelia de Lange
**Bones and tissue in the face is affected. Underdeveloped facial bones, micrognathia, downward slanting eyes, sparse eyelashes, coloboma (JOSH), absent or small ears, normal intelligence
Treacher collins
**autosomal dominant, defect in TCOR1 gene
treacher collins
**inability to sweat (heat tolerance), large forehead, abnormal nails and teeth, absent or decreased tears, poor hearing.
Ectodermal dysplasia
**Hypopigmentation of the skin. prolonged bleeding time, easy bruisability, recurrent infections, peripheral neuropathy
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
**Melanosomes stick together causing this syndrome
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
**dry, flaky, thick skin w. varying degrees of severity
Ichthyosis
**varying degrees of fusion btw the bones of lower extremity
Sirenomelia
**Caused by anything that causes oligohydramnios, especially juvenile polycystic kidney dz or renal agenesis
Potter’s
**flattened nose, recessed chin, prominent epicanthal folds. See pulmonary hypoplasia, features of prune-belly syndrome
Potter’s
**More then 6 ash leave spots means what most likely
Tuberous sclerosis
**Autosomal dominant. Affects cellular differentiation and proliferation, which results in hamartoma formation in many organs
Tuberous sclerosis
**Blister formation in response to minor trauma, skin falls off if you touch them.
Epidermolysis Bullosa
**Absence of desmosomes can cause the skin problem that cant handle trauma to the skin at all
Epidermolysis bullosa
**Triad of port wine stains, varicose veins, and bony and soft tissue hypertrophy of an extremity
Kippel-Trenanay-Weber syndrome