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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.
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Congenital Heart Disease
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any 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.
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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.
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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).
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CONGENITAL BRONCHIECTASIS - Persistent and progressive dilation of bronchi or bronchioles as a consequence of inflammatory disease (lung infections), obstruction (tumor), or congenital abnormality (e.g. cystic fibrosis).
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Congenital heart disease
Definition
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.
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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.
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Congenital Disorders,Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Categories.
Abnormalities - Congenital malformations of organs or parts.
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Congenital cataracts: Can vision be restored later in life?
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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.
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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.
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Congenital Antithrombin III Deficiency
Alternate Names
: Antithrombin III Deficiency - Congenital, Deficiency - Antithrombin III - Congenital
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Congenital Dislocation of the Hip
Alternate Names
: CDH, Congenital Dysplasia of the Hip, Congenital Subluxation of the Hip, Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Acetabular Dysplasia ...
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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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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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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.
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Up 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.
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Congenital or developmental disorders (e.g., hip displacement, Legg-Calve Perthes disease, bone dysplasia)
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Congenital Kidney Diseases
There are two types of congenital kidney disease. In one, malformations present at birth usually lead to some type of blockage.
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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.
This article was last medically reviewed by Dr Rob Hicks in December 2005.
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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.
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Congenital glaucoma occurs in babies and is the result of incomplete development of the eye's drainage canals during embryonic development. Microsurgery can often correct the defects or they can be treated with a combination of medicine and surgery.
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Congenital lack of an enzyme that leads to cirrhosis of the liver and obstructive lung disease.
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A potentially fatal illness caused by being at altitudes high enough to reduce the amount of oxygen available to the body.
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Congenital heart defects. Heart defects range from mild to life threatening.
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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)
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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).
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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.
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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 ...
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Studies indicate that three in every one thousand babies are born with bilateral congenital hearing loss and two in every one thousand are born with some congenital hearing loss.
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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.
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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, bilateral torsion, orchitis, ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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All ages can be affected, ranging from infancy (particularly in cases of congenital cataract surgery) to late adulthood.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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