Publication: Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome: A Case Report Authors
Date
2010
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 57 - 59
Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
A term baby born to an epileptic mother who was treated with Phenytoin until 10weeks of pregnancy was born with multiple congenital anomalies and diagnosed to have Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome. Infants of mothers who have taken hydantoin during pregnancy have been found to have broad multisystem patterns of abnormalities, including mental retardation, craniofacial anomalies, nail and digital hypoplasia and prenatal onset of growth deficiency. The discussion aims to bring to attention the potential hazard of the use of hydantoin drug during reproductive age to all medical practitioners.
Description
Needa Shrestha Shakya
Medical Officer, NICU, Maternity Hospital (Prasuti Griha), Kathmandu
Simmi Misra Gurubacharya
Registrar, NICU, Maternity Hospital (Prasuti Griha), Kathmandu
Dhana Raj Aryal
Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist, NICU, Maternity Hospital (Prasuti Griha), Kathmandu
Keywords
Congenital anomalies, epilepsy, fetal hydantoin syndrome, phenytoin
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v30i1.2463