Fetal hydantoin syndrome: A case report.

گزارش یک مورد نوزاد با علائم شبیه به سندرم هیدانتوئین ناشی از مصرف قرص فنوباربیتال در زمان حاملگی INFANT WITH HYDANTOIN SYNDROME DUE TO PRENATAL PHENOBARBITAL EXPOSURE

I ABSTRACT Phenobarbital is a drug of barbiturates class that it’s Anticonvulsant and sedative effects has been caused it’s widely. Usage in nervous system diseases espicially epilepsy. The epileptic pregnant women who taking this dr...

Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome and Its Anaesthetic Implications: A Case Report

Fetal hydantoin syndrome is a rare disorder that is believed to be caused by exposure of a fetus to the anticonvulsant drug phenytoin. The classic features of fetal hydantoin syndrome include craniofacial anomalies, prenatal and postnatal growth deficiencies, underdeveloped nails of the fingers and toes, and mental retardation. Less frequently observed anomalies include cleft lip and palate, mi...

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in a Patient with Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome

We report a patient with fetal hydantoin syndrome and hypoplastic left heart. Only three other cases with this association have been described. This case also highlights the importance genetic variation plays in the phenotypic variability of teratogens and the importance of good prenatal care to minimize risk of teratogenesis.

Expanding Phenotype of Fetal Hydantoin

subsequent birth of normal children occur frequently enough to be frustrating for those involved in the evaluation of malformed children and counseling of the parents. The fetal hydantoin syndrome, while a recognizable pattern of malformation in some patients,2 is not such a well defined entity as, for example, achondroplasia or Down syndrome is. It is not uncommon for one to see a child with s...

Discordant expression of fetal hydantoin syndrome in heteropaternal dizygotic twins.