Multiple abnormalities
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When a patient has multiple abnormalities (multiple anomaly, multiple deformity), they have a congenital abnormality that cannot be primarily identified with a single system of the body or single disease process [1] . Most medical conditions can have systemic sequelae, but multiple abnormalities occur when the effects on multiple systems is immediately obvious [1].
Causes
Abnormalities can have a range of multifactorial causes including; genetic causes, maternal conditions during pregnancy, combination of environment and genetic causes or unknown etiologies [2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Multiple Malformation Syndrome - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Gomella, Tricia Lacy; Eyal, Fabien G.; Bany-Mohammed, Fayez (2020), "Common Multiple Congenital Anomalies: Syndromes, Sequences, and Associations", Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs (8 ed.), New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, retrieved 2024-11-08
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