The present study of 47 necropsy cases of congenital heart disease has revealed that cardiac defects occur as frequently in the African as in the non-African. The types of congenital heart disease and the associated non-cardiac malformations are similar to what has been described in non-Africans. Tetrad of Fallot was the commonest type of multiple defect and ventricular septal defect the most c...

Congenital uterovaginal prolapse in a newborn is rare entity. It usually associated with neural tube defects. Some cases are managed conservatively while others require more invasive management.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is present in 0.8% of all live births and is therefore one of the most common congenital malformations (Fyler et al., 1980). The spectrum of congenital heart defects is significantly higher in fetuses than in live born infants because of their reduced viability (Tennstedt et al., 1999). The prognosis of congenital heart disease can be poor; almost one third to one...

SUMMARY Antenatal ultrasonography has an important rule in diagnosis of congenital malformation. At present identification of most major congenital abnormality during pregnancy depends on . sensitivity and resolution of the instrument, skilful and experienced sonologist and gestational age. Cranial and spinal defects and other malformations can be ferquently diagnosed with ultrasound. Major a...

Congenital neutropenia comprises a variety of genetically heterogeneous phenotypic traits. Molecular elucidation of the underlying genetic defects has yielded important insights into the physiology of neutrophil differentiation and function. Non-syndromic variants of congenital neutropenia are caused by mutations in ELA2, HAX1, GFI1, or WAS. Syndromic variants of congenital neutropenia may be d...

BACKGROUND Screening for critical congenital heart defects in newborn babies can aid in early recognition, with the prospect of improved outcome. We assessed the performance of pulse oximetry as a screening method for the detection of critical congenital heart defects in asymptomatic newborn babies. METHODS In this systematic review, we searched Medline (1951-2011), Embase (1974-2011), Cochra...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the association between maternal nativity and congenital malformations among Hispanics living in the United States. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between maternal nativity and various congenital malformations among singleton live-births born to Hispanic women in New York from 1993 to 2001. Birth certificates, used ...

conclusions opium has teratogenic effect on cardiovascular system. results from 225 children under study 23.5% had addicted parents based on the variables of the study but the rate was only 2.3 for the control group. the difference between these two groups was significant and the most common form of heart disease was congenital ventricular septal defect. background opium abuse is one of the wid...

800x600 congenital colour vision defects affect about 8% and 0.5% of the male and female population, respectively. pseudoisochromatic ishihara plates have shown to be successful in an early diagnosis of colour vision defects. this commonly used colour vision test was initially intended to identify those who suffered from red-green aspect of congenital colour blindness; however, it may be of use...

BACKGROUND Most of the reports on mothers with bicornuate uterus analyze fertility, reproductive capacity, and pregnancy outcomes. Very few of them, however, mention the risk for congenital anomalies in their offspring. Further, to our knowledge, no epidemiologic studies estimating the risk for congenital defects and analyzing the type of anomalies observed in infants born to mothers with bicor...