2. Congenital Anomalies
Q1.Explain the meaning of congenital disorders.
• De
fi
nition-Those diseases who are determined before or during birth.
• it is one of form of reproductive failure.
• anomaly -abnormalities of body structure or function
• malformation-abnormal formation of body organ.
• Considered as third most frequent cause of perinatal mortality in India.
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3. Risk factors
Q2.Explain risk factors of congenital anomalies.
• Advanced maternal age
• consanguinity(blood relation
marriages)
• maternal malnutrition
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4. Etiology
Q3.What are the causative factors of congenital anomalies?
• Answer:-
• Unknown cause(idiopathic)
• Genetic factor
• Environmental factor
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5. Genetic factors
What are the di
ff
erent kinds of chromosomal abnormalities?
• congenital anomalies are
inherited through the genes in
the ovum or sperm.
• types-
• chromosomal abnormalities
• single gene disorders
• multifactoral
inheritence(polygenic)
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6. contd...
Chromosomal abnormalities
• most common-Down's
syndrome(trisomy of 21st
chromosome)
• chromosomal abnormalities
occur either in the form of
numerical or structural
alterations.example-non-
disjunction,deletion,duplication
etc.
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7. Single Gene Disorders
• autosomal dominant traits-
achondroplasia,polydactyly etc
• Autosomal recessive trait-
albinism,Hirschspring's disease
• X-linked inheritance- x linked
recessive and x-linked dominant
traits
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8. Polygenic(multifactoral inheritance)
• due to combination of multiple
gene abnormality.
• example-pyloric stenosis,cleft lip
or palate etc
• if one parent is a
ff
ected,then risk
is more.
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9. Environmental Factors
• Intrauterine infections (STORCH-
syphilis,toxoplasmosis,rubella,cy
tomegalovirus and herpes virus)
• Drug intake by mother during
pregnancy
• x ray exposure during pregnancy
• maternal addiction
• environmental pollution etc.
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10. Diagnostic Approaches
Q.What are the diagnostic evaluation tools for congenital
malformation?
• 1)Prenatal diagnosis-
amniocentesis,chorionic villus
sampling,ultrasonography,fetosc
opy
• 2)Post natal diagnosis-
biochemical assay,cytogenic
study,blood test,hormonal
assay,radiography,ultrasonograp
hy wtc.
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11. Common Congenital Anomalies
Q.What are the common types of congenital anomaliey?
• 1)Central nervous system defects
• 2)Congenital heart diseases
• 3)Gastrointestinal system abnormalities
• 4)Respiratory system abnormalities
• 5)Genitourinary system abnormalities
• 6)musculoskeletal abnormalities
• 7)blood disorders
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