Chapter 10--Diseases of Infancy and Childhood Flashcards
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A morphologic defect present at birth
Congenital anomaly
What % of fertilization are so anomalous that they never develop into a viable conceptus?
20%
Complete absence of an organ and its associated primordium
Agenesis
Absence of an organ due to failure of the developmental anlage
Aplasia
Absence of an opening usually of a hollow visceral organ
Atresia
In the context of malformation, refers to abnormal cellular organization
Dysplasia
Enlargement of an organ associated with increased number in cells
Hyperplasia
Underdevelopment of an organ with decreased number of cells
Hypoplasia
Decreased organ size due to decreased cell size
Hypotrophy
Intrinsic disturbances in morphogenesis; typically multifactorial and not caused by single genetic defect
Malformation
Extrinsic disturbances in morphogenesis causing a secondary destruction of a previously developmentally normal tissue; NOT heritable!
Disruptions
Example of disruption
Amniotic band resulting from an amniotic rupture that causes fibrous stranding that encircles, compresses or attaches to a developing body part
Result from an external disturbance in morphogenesis. Caused by localized or generalized compression by abnomal mechanical forces and they manifest as abnormalities in shape, form or position (club feet)
Deformations
Most common underlying factor in deformations
Uterine constraint; first pregnancy, small uterus, leiomyomas
Constellation of anomalies resulting from one initiating aberration that leads to multiple secondary effects
Sequence
Classical example of a sequence
Potter sequence
What happens in potter sequence?
Oligohydramnios–decreased amniotic fluid–causes fetal compression with facial flattening, hand and foot malpositioning, hip dislocation, and chest compression with Hypoplasia
Combination of anomalies that cannot be explained on the basis of one initiating aberration and a subsequent cascade.
Syndrome
Most syndromes are caused by a single pathology that simultaneously affects several tissues (viral infection or chromosomal abnormality)
3 causes of developmental anomalies
Genetic causes
Environmental causes
Multifactorial causes
2 genetic causes of developmental anomalies
Chromosomal abnormalities
Single gene mutations
5 examples of chromosomal abnormalities that cause developmental anomalies?
Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) Klinefelter Syndrome (47 XXY) Turner Syndrome (XO) Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome)
How do single gene mutations cause developmental anomalies?
Loss of function genes that drive organogenesis or development; hedgehog genes
5 examples of environmental causes of developmental anomalies
Viruses Drugs and chemicals Alcohol Radiation Maternal diabetes
Most common fetal viral infection? What does it result in?
Cytomegalovirus–mental retardation, microcephalic, deafness