Congenital syphilis occurs when a mother's
syphilis goes untreated during
pregnancy and is passed to the baby through the
placenta. A baby can also become infected with
syphilis during
labor or delivery.
Full article >>>Congenital Heart DiseaseRelated Category:
Pathologyany defect in the
heart present at
birth. There is evidence that some
congenital heart defects are inherited, but the cause of most cases is unknown.
Full article >>>Congenital achromatopsia: An hereditary disorder of
vision characterized by a lack of
cone vision (sight provided by the
cone photoreceptors in the
retina). People with
achromatopsia (achromats) are completely or almost completely colorblind.
Full article >>>Congenital high
airway obstruction is a complete or nearly complete obstruction of the
fetal airway that blocks the upper
trachea (windpipe) or
larynx (voice box).
Full article >>>CONGENITAL BRONCHIECTASIS - Persi
stent and progressive
dilation of
bronchi or
bronchioles as a consequence of inflammatory
disease (
lung infections), obstruction (
tumor), or
congenital abnormality (e.g.
cystic fibrosis).
Full article >>>Congenital heart diseaseDefinition
Congenital heart disease, also called
congenital heart defect, includes a variety of malformations of the
heart or its major
blood vessels that are present at
birth.
Full article >>>Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a broad term that can describe a number of different abnormalities affecting the
heart.
Congenital heart disease is, by definition, present at
birth although its effects may not be obvious immediately.
Full article >>>Congenital Disorders,
Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Congenital, Hereditary, and
Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Categories.
Abnormalities -
Congenital malformations of
organs or parts.
Full article >>>Congenital cataracts: Can
vision be restored later in life?
Q.
My 25-year-old sister was born with a
cataract in one
eye. She had
surgery as an
infant to try to correct the problem. But it wasn't successful.
Full article >>>Congenital hip dislocation is a
joint disorder present at
birth in which the ball-like tip of the thighbone does not properly fit into the
hip socket, making the
joint susceptible to
dislocation.
Full article >>>Congenital Antithrombin III DeficiencyAlternate Names
:
Antithrombin III Deficiency -
Congenital,
Deficiency -
Antithrombin III -
CongenitalDefinition ...
Full article >>>Congenital Dislocation of the
HipAlternate Names
: CDH,
Congenital Dysplasia of the
Hip,
Congenital Subluxation of the
Hip, Developmental
Dysplasia of the
Hip, Acetabular
Dysplasia ...
Full article >>>Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a
heart-related problem that is present since
birth. There are many different kinds of specific
congenital heart defects.
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Full article >>>Congenital nystagmus is more common than acquired
nystagmus. It is usually mild, does not change in severity, and is not associated with any other disorder.
Full article >>>CongenitalUp to 40% of babies born to women who become infected with
cytomegalovirus during
pregnancy will become infected, although not all the babies will have symptoms at
birth.
Full article >>>Congenital or developmental disorders (e.g.,
hip displacement, Legg-Calve Perthes
disease, bone
dysplasia)
Female sex
Major
trauma (e.g.,
ligament damage,
fracture) ...
Full article >>>Congenital Kidney DiseasesThere are two types of
congenital kidney disease. In one, malformations present at
birth usually
lead to some type of blockage.
Full article >>>Congenital hypothyroidism is one of the few preventable causes of severe learning difficulties. It's important for it to be spotted early and treated immediately.
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Full article >>>Congenital abnormalities: Men born with abnormalities of the testicles,
penis, or
kidneys, as well as those with
inguinal hernia (
hernia in the
groin area, where the thigh meets the
abdomen), may be at increased risk.
Full article >>>Congenital glaucoma occurs in babies and is the result of incomplete development of the
eye's drainage canals during embryonic development. Micro
surgery can often correct the defects or they can be treated with a combination of medicine and
surgery.
Full article >>>Congenital lack of an
enzyme that leads to
cirrhosis of the
liver and obstructive
lung disease.
altitude sicknessA potentially fatal illness caused by being at altitudes high enough to reduce the amount of
oxygen available to the body.
Full article >>>Congenital heart defects.
Heart defects range from mild to life threatening.
Full article >>>congenital defects which can result in mental handicap, such as Down's
syndrome impaired
blood/
oxygen supply (
cerebral palsy and
stroke)
head injury (
amnesia,
coma, haemorrhage)
infection (
encephalitis,
meningitis) ...
Full article >>>Congenital cataracts occur if the mother had
rubella during the
first three months of
pregnancy, or if the
infant has
galactosemia (inherited inability to digest
galactose [a type of
milk sugar, resulting from
lactose] properly).
Full article >>>For
congenital hip dislocations,
surgery is usually not required. To repair the
hip dislocation, the top of the thigh bone must be returned to its socket and strongly held in place by using either splits, casts or
traction.
Full article >>>Some
infants with
congenital syphilis may have symptoms at
birth, but most develop symptoms between 2 weeks and 3 months later. These symptoms may include ...
Full article >>>paigle; pail;
pain;
pain, ankle;
pain, back;
pain, chest;
pain clinics;
pain, elbow; painful; painful anaesthesia; painful-
bruising syndrome; painful haematuria; painful
paraplegia; painful point; painful toe;
pain insensitivity,
congenital;
pain, ...
Full article >>>Studies indicate that three in every one thousand babies are born with bi
lateral congenital hearing loss and two in every one thousand are born with some
congenital hearing loss.
Full article >>>Some babies die as a result of
congenital abnormality of the
heart.
More babies who are bottle-fed appear to suffer cot
death than those who are
breast fed.
A link between
vaccination, in that it may be a violent
shock to an immature
immune system.
Full article >>>Indication: replacement therapy in males for conditions associated with a
deficiency or absence of endogenous
testosterone: (1)
primary hypogonadism (
congenital or acquired)—testicular failure due to
cryptorchidism, bi
lateral torsion,
orchitis, ...
Full article >>>Congenital neutropenia, a
blood condition
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a
connective tissue disease Ellis-van Creveld
syndrome, a
birth defect
Familial
Mediterranean fever with attacks of
fever and
pain ...
Full article >>>The
Endocrine Follow-up office is notified when a baby's screen is abnormal for
Congenital Hypothyroidism or
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, two disorders which need prompt
diagnosis and
treatment.
Full article >>>Refers to the inherited pattern located in
genes for certain characteristics, while
congenital refers to conditions existing prior to or at
birth, but which are not inherited.
Genetic Predisposition ...
Full article >>>All ages can be affected, ranging from infancy (particularly in cases of
congenital cataract surgery) to late adulthood.
Full article >>>Cleft lip and palate abnormalites are the most common
congenital abnormalities. This article provides a thorough overview of the problems and the
surgery required to correct them.
Full article >>>Obstruction of the ejaculatory ducts can be
diagnosed by
ultrasound.
Congenital absence of the
vas deferens can be detected by the absence of
fructose in the
semen sample.
Full article >>>Swelling in one of the
salivary glands - the
glands that
make "spit" - can produce the symptoms you describe. Perhaps that is the cause. You may also have
chronic infection in a
congenital abnormality called a
branchial cleft cyst.
Full article >>>The findings of these studies will help elucidate some of the molecular changes that occur in
thyroid cancer and in
congenital lack of iodide accumulation, a condition that leads to
hypothyroidism and
cretinism.
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