BACKGROUND The relative importance of congenital malformations as a cause of death in the first year of life is increasing along with the control of preventable causes of perinatal mortality. AIM To identify risk factors for congenital malformations. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective case-control study of births registered in the database of The Latin American Collaborative Study of Congen...

Malformations which occur during the development of the avian body organs can lead to structural and functional abnormalities. Most defects are recognized at hatching, but some go undetected until somewhat later. The cause of the majority of animal congenital malformations is unknown. A significant proportion of congenital malformations of unknown cause are likely to have an important genetic c...

Introduction: Congenital anomalies are the most common cause of disability in developed and developing countries. Costs of hospitalization and treatment of congenital anomalies pose a significant burden to families and societies. The objective of the present study was to determine the associated risk factors and prevalence of congenital malformations in Ardabil, Iran. Methods: This cross-secti...

many studies have shown that mycotoxin contamination of agricultural products is a challenge for individual's health espe­cially in developing countries. improper production and storage of foods, prepare conditions for aflatoxin production in crops, especially rice, wheat, pistachio, walnut, almond, etc which are the main sources of foods for people. feeding live­stock by contaminated bread is ...

background: the goal of the present study was to report the results of two parallel works in which the incidence of fetal deaths and also congenital malformations among the progenies of the iranian chemical victims were studied. methods: the subjects were progenies of a randomly selected population from survivors of chemical attacks during iran-iraq conflict. totally 807 male cases ranged 18-85...

Objective: To study the profile of gross congenital malformations among live newborns and its associated risk factors. Material and methods: All the babies born in this hospital (live births) during January 2014 to December 2014 formed the baseline population and those with congenital malformations were included in the study. Antenatal records were assessed and mothers were interviewed for soci...

A unique clinical case of a combination malformations the anterior abdominal wall (omphalocele large size) and malformation lymphatic system (congenital chyloperitoneum) is presented. Each these defects can lead to fatal outcome, them has greatly increased risk developing an unfavourable outcome. The use immunosuppressive therapy with Sirolimus used for first time during newborn period made it ...

Chromosomal aberration leading to congenital malformations is an important cause for infant mortality. Forty five infants with congenital malformations affecting various systems were screened by photokaryotyping for evidence of cytogenetic abnormalities after taking thorough family and obstetric history. Among the cases multiple malformations suggestive of Down’s Syndrome was the commonest. The...

Objectives. To study the prevalence and the pattern of major congenital malformations and its contribution to the overall perinatal morbidity and mortality. Methods. It is a retrospective population based study. It includes all major congenital malformations in newborns during 1993-2012. The data was collected from the birth register, the neonatal admission register and the individual patient r...

OBJECTIVE To review the association between congenital heart defects and extracardiac malformations. DATA SOURCES Scientific articles were searched in the Medline, Lilacs, and SciELO databases, using the descriptors "congenital heart disease," "congenital heart defects," "congenital cardiac malformations," "extracardiac defects," and "extracardiac malformations." All case series that specific...