L7 Flashcards
Deals with the causes, mechanism and pattern of abnormal development
Teratology
Cystic hygroma is
A benign neoplastic cystic tumor of the neck of lymphatic origin
% of congenital malformation causes
55% multifactorial
30% genetic
15% environmental
cataracts
Rubella virus
Heart malformation
Rubella virus
Deafness
Rubella virus
Reduction defects of limbs
Thalidomide
Female external genitalia
Androgenic steroids
Nasal hypoplasia
Coumadin anticoagulants
Fetal thyroid deficiency
Radioiodine therapy
Staining of enamel in primary teeth Staining of crowns of permanent teeth
Tetracycline
Xo
Turner syndrome
Immature female
Xxy
Klinefelter syndrome
Xyy
Normal appearance; reputed difficulty with impulsive behavior
Normal appearance
retardation (1/3rd of cases)
fertile (in many cases)
Xxx
most common abnormalities of autosome numbers
Trisomies