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Dysmorphic child Flashcards

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What is trisomy 13

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Patau syndrome

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What are the features of pataus syndrome

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Microcephalic, small eyes
Cleft lip/palate
Polydactyly
Scalp lesions

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What is mosaic inheritance

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Inherit extra copy chromosome/general mutation but mutation only present in some cells

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What are the complications with pataus syndrome

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70% miscarriage/stillbirht
80% - heart issues
60% - cleft lip and/or palate
60% - delayed brain development
50% - seizures
50% -hearing loss
50% - joint contractures (shortening of muscle tissue that can cause a deformity)
50% - eye issues or an absent eye

Full form pataus is life limiting - most die in 1 week, 1 in 10 live to 5 yars

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What is trisomy 18

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Edwards syndrome

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Featires of edwards syndrome

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Micrognathia
Low set ears
Rocker bottom feet
Overlapping fingers

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Edwards syndrome and life

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Life limiting
Most babies die within one week of birth
13/100 live past 1

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Fragile X physical features

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Learning difficulties
Macrocephaly
Long face
Large ears
Macro-orchidism
Strabismus
Double jointed fingers
Hypotonia

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Fragile X can cause

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Developmental delays.
Intellectual disabilities.
Learning disabilities.
Anxiety.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Autism spectrum disorder.

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Cause of fragile X syndrome

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FMR1 gene
X-linked dominant pattern - more common and severe in men

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Carriers of fragile X are at risk of

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Menopause that starts before age 40.
Dementia.
High blood pressure.
Depression.
Anxiety.
Migraines.
Hypothyroidism.
Chronic pain.
Sleep apnea.

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Complications of fragile X

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Seizures.
Sleep issues. According to a different study, 4 in 10 people with fragile X and autism spectrum disorder had sleeping problems. This is compared to 3 in 10 people who have only fragile X.
Aggressiveness or irritability. People with fragile X syndrome in addition to autism spectrum disorder are more likely to be aggressive.
Self-injury behaviors.
Obesity.

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When is fragile X diagnosed

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35-42 months
May notice a difference from 12 months

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Fragile X syndrome and life

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Not life limiting - no life threatening comlications
1 in 10 people w fragile X may live independently

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Physcial features of noonasns

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Webbed neck
Short stature
Pulmonary stenosis
Pectus excavatum

Can be mild to life threatening

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Pierre robin syndrome physical features

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Micrognathia
Posterior displacement of tongue - upper AW obstruction
Cleft palate

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What is importnat in pierre robin syndrome management

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Assess need for immediate AW intervention after delivery

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Pierre robin complications

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Desaturation - monitor O2 sats
Difficulty feeding
Aspiration
cerebral impairment, pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale, and failure to thrive

Treat with surgery
Normal life expectancy if treat complciations

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Difference between treacher collins and pierre-robin syndrome

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Treacher collins is autosomal dominant - usually some sort of Family history
Pierre robin is norally spontaneous

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Prader willi syndrome physical features

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Hypotonia
Hypogonadism
Obesity

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Williams syndrome physical features

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Short stature
Learning difficulties
Friendly, extrovert personality
Transient neonatal hypercalcemia
Supravalvular aortic stenosis

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Cause of prader willi syndrome

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Chromosome 15 mutations

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Other features of prader willi syndrome

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Increased appetite
Learning disability
type 2 diabetes
heart failure
breathing difficulties

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What can williams syndrome be associated with

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heart (cardiac) defects, abnormally increased levels of calcium in the blood during infancy (infantile hypercalcemia), musculoskeletal defects, and/or other abnormalities.

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Williams syndrome and life

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Can live a long life with the right treatment and support

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What causes cri du chat syndrome

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Chromosome 5q deletion

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Physical features of cri du chat syndrome

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Characteristic cry - larynx and neuro problems
Feeding difficulties and poor weight gain
Learning difficulties
Microcephaly and micrognathism
hypertelorism (abnormally large space between the eyes)

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Life with cri du chat syndrome

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1 in 10 severely affected and ->

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What is a malformation

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Morphological abnormality present at birth and of prenatal origin - can involve a single organ or body part and arises becuase of abnormal development programme -> a malformation a structural birth defect

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What is a syndrome

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Set of associated symptoms w known or assumed single aetiology

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Major malformations aetiology

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2-3% newborn children

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Normal variatns in population

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2-3 toe syndactyly
Preauricular sinus
Hypoplastic or absent ear lobes

33
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What are minor anomalies

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eg distal pharynx abnormality
head/scalp defect
Ears small, posteriorly rotated
Skin - scaral dimples, preauricular tags,
Supernumerary nipples, small hernias
Clinodactlyly etc
Doesnt cause significant disease, functional abnormality or cosmetic problems - NO IMPACT ON LIFE EXPECTANCY OR QOL
<4%

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Major anomalies what are they adn examples

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Have effect of life expecatncy/WOL
Casue sifnificant clinical, functonal or csometic problems
eg ectrodactyly, spina bifida

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Pathogeneisis classifications

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Malformation - anatomical defect arising as abnormal developmental process - primary defect eg cleft lip
Deformation - distortion physical force of an otherwise normal structure (secondary)
Dysplasias
Disruptops

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Examples of deformation

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Amniotic bands
Intrauterine cnstraint eg polyhydraminos or malformed uterus

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What is a disruption

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Destruction of tissue prev normal - secondary effect
eg poland sequence - interruption blood supply to limb or msucle

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What is dysplasia

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Abnormal cellular organisation within tissue -> structural changes/abnormal growth of a tissue
Primmary defect
eg cartliage hair hypoplasia
Achondroplasia - dwarfism

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Syndrome vs sequence

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Syndrome = pattern of anomalies known or thought to have same cause
Sequence = morphologic anomalies resulting from single primary malormation g potter sequence, pierre robin

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What is an association

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Pattern of at least 2 anomalies occur togehter more oftne than expected but no cause identified

41
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What is VACTERL

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Association between ->
Vertebral anomalies
Anal atresia
Cardiovascular anomalies
Tracheosophageka fistula
Eosophageal atreaia
Renal and/or radial anomaloes
Limb defects

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Cleft palate syndrome

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Pierre robin sequence - isolated
Digeorge syndrome
Stickler syndrome

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What is SHH gene

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Sonic hedgehog gene
Massive variaty in phenotype
Often single central incisor
Narrowly spaced eyes
Impacts midline development

44
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Nasal voice signifiance

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Venopharyngeal insufficiency - pre cleft palate

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