Congenital Anomalies Flashcards
Faranoff 30, 11th edition
congenital anomaly
an internal or external structural defect that is identifiable at birth; major or major
malformation
primary structural defect in tissue formation (neural tube defect, congenital heart defect); genetic or teratogenic factor
deformation
abnormal mechanical forces acting on otherwise morphologically normal tissues; clubfoot, altered head shape
disruption
destruction nor interruption of intrinsically normal tissue, usually affects body part not a specific organ
single gene / mendelian
limb anomalities
chromosomal disorder
Downs Syndrome, trisomy 18, trisomy 13. Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome
dysmorphisms
anomalous external physical features
association
multiple congenital anomalities with no specific or common etiology: VATER, CHARGE
syndrome
recognized pattern of anomalities with specific, usually heritable cause: Holt-Oram syndrome, The Cornelia de Lange syndrome
etiology of malformations broad categories
genetic(multifactorial, single gene/Mendelian, or chromosomal), environmental/teratogenic, and unknown
genetic complex examples
congenital heart defects, neural tube defects, cleft lip and palate, clubfoot, congenital hip dysplasia; usually genetics and environmental
single gene/Mendelian examples
limb anomalities, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome;
chromosomal examples
down syndrome/trisomy 21; trisomy 18, and trisomy 13; aneuplodidies of the sex chromosomes (Klinefelter syndrome or Turner syndrome)
chromosomal aberrations testing
karyotype, FISH, chromosomal microarray(CMA) ; WES
teratogen
anything external to the fetus that causes a structural or functional disability in prenatal or postnatal life
common teratogens
alcohol, anticonvulsants, some altered metabolic states in the mother, (DM, phenylketonuria), infections: TORCH(toxoplasmosis, syphilis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex)
congenital anomalities goal of the physical examination
to determine whether an anomaly is isolated or to detect a recognizable pattern of malformation so that a specific etiologic determination can be made
genetics skin
trisomy 21, hypothyroidism, cornelia de Lange syndrome-marbling pattern called cutis marmorata; Cafe-au-lait spots: neurofibromatosis; edema and coarse skin
genetics hair
sparse hair: ectodermal dysplasia; hirsutism: cornelia de lange syndrome, FAS
genetics head
macrocephaly, microcephaly
dolichocephaly
increase in anteriorposterior diameter
brachycephaly
decrease in anteriorposterior diameter
plagiocephaly
assymetric head shape
hypotelorism
eyes too close together