Neonatal Rarities Flashcards

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Describe Potter syndrome

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Clubfeet, characteristic compressed facies, low-set ears, scaphoid abdomen, diminished chest wall size with pulmonary hypoplasia, often pneumothorax. Die of respiratory failure rather than renal failure.

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What causes Potter syndrome?

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Bilateral renal agenesis

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