• Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most frequent endocrine disease present at birth (1/2000 newborn). (medscape.com)
  • Oral administration of levo-thyroxine ( L -T4) is the therapy of choice in both congenital and acquired hypothyroidism and the L -T4 dose is based on the tissue requirement of thyroid hormone in hypothyroid patients. (medscape.com)
  • Congenital hypothyroidism, previously known as cretinism, is a severe deficiency of thyroid hormone in newborns. (healthline.com)
  • Between 1 in 2,000 and 1 in 4,000 babies are born with congenital hypothyroidism. (healthline.com)
  • The introduction of iodized salt in the early 20th century made congenital hypothyroidism very rare in the United States and the rest of the Western world. (healthline.com)
  • Congenital hypothyroidism refers to a thyroid deficiency in an infant. (healthline.com)
  • Doctors called pediatric endocrinologists treat congenital hypothyroidism. (healthline.com)
  • Congenital hypothyroidism is typically seen in developing countries where iodine deficiency is common. (healthline.com)
  • Even with treatment, some children with congenital hypothyroidism may be slower to learn than other kids their age. (healthline.com)
  • Risk of developing bleeding disorders in women, such as acquired hemophilia, is higher during and after pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to develop new and advance existing diagnostics for congenital and adult acquired syphilis infections by leveraging recent advances in Treponema pallidum basic research and broader infectious disease diagnostic innovations. (nih.gov)
  • The number of syphilis cases, especially congenital syphilis, has significantly increased nationally in the last five years. (nih.gov)
  • The CDC reported over 176,000 cases of syphilis in the U.S. in 2021, which is a 74% increase from 2017, and there was also a 203% rise in cases of congenital syphilis over this time period. (nih.gov)
  • In Mississippi, USA, infant hospitalization with congenital syphilis (CS) spiked by 1,000%, from 10 in 2016 to 110 in 2022. (cdc.gov)
  • X-rays or ultrasound of the hip also may be ordered, as some children with congenital muscular torticollis also have an abnormality known as developmental dysplasia of the hip . (healthychildren.org)
  • Non-communicating syringocele is often associated with a blockage of cerebrospinal fluid flow, while communicating syringocele is typically caused by a congenital abnormality or trauma to the spinal cord. (articleinsider.com)
  • Some cases of syringocele are congenital, which means they are present at birth and are caused by a developmental abnormality in the spinal cord or surrounding tissues. (articleinsider.com)
  • Nearly 80% of children with congenital heart conditions now reach adulthood. (ohsu.edu)
  • 1 As ACHD patients are getting older, acquired morbidities, for example, heart conditions like coronary artery disease (CAD) or non-cardiac conditions like chronic renal failure, are becoming more and more important for the outcome of this population in conjunction with the underlying congenital heart defect. (bmj.com)
  • Cardiac anomalies, often severe, were common and present in 14.5% of children with postneonatally acquired CP. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this large, international study of children with postneonatally acquired CP, congenital anomalies (particularly cardiac anomalies) were common. (bvsalud.org)
  • Acquired tracheal stenosis occurs from an injury to the trachea, or from scar tissue due to airway surgery or prolonged intubation (plastic tubing in the trachea to assist breathing). (childrens.com)
  • Pregnancy is a condition in which the tendency to blood clotting is increased (increased production of fibrinogen, increased number of blood clotting factors - FII, FVII, FVIII, FX, FXII, increased level of PAI-1, decreased fibrinolysis, significantly reduced level of protein S, and acquired resistance to activated protein C) also occurs. (poliklinika-mirabiliss.rs)
  • Early studies proposed that most cases of ocular toxoplasmosis were secondary to congenital infection and that they tended to occur during the chronic phase of infection. (medscape.com)
  • Because reports showed that up to 75% of patients with congenital toxoplasmosis had chorioretinal scars at birth, most cases of intraocular toxoplasmosis were believed to be secondary to reactivation of a congenital infection. (medscape.com)
  • however, serologic studies suggest that ocular toxoplasmosis is more commonly associated with acquired infection than was previously believed. (medscape.com)
  • Later studies demonstrated the importance of acquired infection in the pathogenesis of ocular toxoplasmosis. (medscape.com)
  • Five patients became infected in the United States, one through congenital transmission, one probable transfusion-related, and three whose infection cannot be linked epidemiologically to secondary cases. (cdc.gov)
  • In the majority of reported cases, U.S. civilians who acquired infection abroad were not on an appropriate chemoprophylaxis regimen for the country in which they acquired malaria. (cdc.gov)
  • Other cases are acquired, which means they develop over time as a result of injury, infection, or other conditions. (articleinsider.com)
  • This condition leads to building of mucus in between airways and which have high chances to acquiring bacterial infection. (openpr.com)
  • Acquired tracheomalacia is a weakness and floppiness of the walls of the windpipe (trachea, or airway). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Congenital tracheomalacia is a related topic. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Acquired tracheomalacia is very uncommon at any age. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Acute macular retinitis associated with primary acquired toxoplasmosis, requiring immediate systemic therapy. (medscape.com)
  • Additional information was obtained concerning the eight fatal cases and the five infections acquired in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • 11 Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany. (jci.org)
  • [ 3-5 ] Several studies reported that adult CH patients require a higher weight-based L -T4 dose than adult-acquired hypothyroid patients. (medscape.com)
  • First, congenital coronary artery abnormalities (anomalous origin and/or course) have been described in a variety of congenital heart defects, for example, congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. (bmj.com)
  • The number of adults with congenital heart disease is increasing due to the great achievements in the field of paediatric cardiology, congenital heart surgery and intensive care medicine over the last decades. (bmj.com)
  • The congenital hepatorenal fibrocystic syndromes are a group of severe, mostly autosomal recessive, monogenic disorders that are characterised by a common pathological appearance, with the presentation of multiple defects in the liver and kidney as the most predominant feature. (bmj.com)
  • Disorders studied include Fanconi's anaemia (FA, n = 16), idiopathic aplastic anaemia (AA, n = 11), Seckel's syndrome (n = 2), dyskeratosis congenita (n = 2), Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (n = 1), thrombocytopenia with absent radii syndrome (n = 1), acquired amegakaryocytosis (n = 1), paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (n = 1) and acquired agranulocytosis (n = 1). (nih.gov)
  • Patients with congenital QT syndrome or taking class IA or III antiarrhythmics should avoid using vardenafil hydrochloride tablets. (nih.gov)
  • Down syndrome (DS) is a congenital condition associated with intellectual disability and an increased chance of multisystem medical problems. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Congenital bronchiectasis can be caused due to cystic fibrosis, Kartagener syndrome, Young's syndrome, and Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. (openpr.com)
  • Usually congenital, but rarely acquired after myocardial infarction or trauma. (bmj.com)
  • Chylothorax in infants can be congenital or acquired through trauma or surgical injury. (llli.org)
  • In contrast, ocular lesions in patients who acquired toxoplasmosis after birth were not found to be common. (medscape.com)
  • As congenital heart disease patients get older, a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is encountered similar to the general population. (bmj.com)
  • Therefore, to continue the success story of the last decades in the treatment of congenital heart disease and to further improve the outcome of these patients, more attention has to be given to the prevention, detection and adequate therapy of acquired heart conditions. (bmj.com)
  • This review aims to give an overview about acquired heart conditions that may be encountered in ACHD patients. (bmj.com)
  • 6 Furthermore, manipulation of the coronary arteries can be an unavoidable part of the surgical repair of the congenital heart defect, for example, reimplantation of the coronary arteries during the arterial switch procedure in transposition of the great arteries or during aortic root replacement in Marfan patients. (bmj.com)
  • And finally, atherosclerotic disease similar to that found in patients without congenital heart disease can develop in ACHD patients. (bmj.com)
  • 7 While a great deal of effort was put into improving surgical techniques to limit the effect of surgical manipulation on the coronary arteries, prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic disease is often not a priority during the care of ACHD patients since the focus is on the treatment of the congenital heart defect and its sequelae itself. (bmj.com)
  • The important contribution of traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) like arterial hypertension and hyperlipidaemia to the development of atherosclerotic disease is well established in patients without congenital heart defects. (bmj.com)
  • To understand differences in thyroid hormone replacement therapy with levo-thyroxine ( L -T4) between acquired and congenital hypothyroid (CH) patients. (medscape.com)
  • acquired cases are usually related to an accidental surgical injury of the thoracic duct, an infrequent complication which affects about 1.3 - 2.5% of patients undergoing surgical repair of congenital heart disease (Lessen, 2009 and Gilhan et al. (llli.org)
  • 4 Therefore, early prevention, detection and therapy of acquired comorbidities are of utmost importance and should be in our focus as much as the treatment of the congenital heart defect and its sequelae itself. (bmj.com)
  • Future research should determine specific causal pathways to postneonatally acquired CP that include congenital anomalies to identify opportunities for prevention. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is a Phase III clinical trial to compare the efficacy of two dosages of a new infant rehabilitation protocol - I-ACQUIRE - to usual and customary forms of infant rehabilitation in infants who experienced Perinatal Arterial Stroke (PAS). (stanford.edu)
  • Non-acquired isolated growth hormone deficiency is a condition caused by a severe shortage or absence of growth hormone without other hormonal problems. (nih.gov)
  • When Do Symptoms of Non-acquired isolated growth hormone deficiency Begin? (nih.gov)
  • Congenital is a type of hearing loss that's present immediately at birth, whereas acquired hearing loss develops later in life. (phonak.com)
  • Congenital heart conditions are among the most common birth defects in the United States, affecting about one baby in every 100 births. (ohsu.edu)
  • It can occur at birth (congenital) or later in life (acquired). (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The aim of this review is to give an overview about acquired heart conditions that may be encountered in adults with congenital heart disease. (bmj.com)
  • The number of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is increasing due to the great achievements in the treatment of congenital heart defects over the last decades. (bmj.com)
  • Acquired hemophilia A is more common among older adults. (nih.gov)
  • Congenital heart diseases in adults 19. (muni.cz)
  • US5708591A ] A method and apparatus are disclosed for predicting the presence of at least one congenital or acquired imbalance or therapeutic condition associated with thrombosis/hemostasis from at least one time-dependent measurement profile. (epo.org)
  • It is a different set of inherited and acquired coagulation disorders associated with a tendency to thrombosis. (poliklinika-mirabiliss.rs)
  • Congenital tracheal stenosis is a child is born with tracheal stenosis because the support system of the child's trachea form incorrectly during development, causing airway narrowing. (childrens.com)
  • In the United States, cases can occur through exposure to infected blood products, by congenital transmission, or by local mosquitoborne transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Clinical outcomes were not more severe in children with congenital anomalies than those without anomalies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Thanks to better detection and surgery in the first year of life, the outlook for babies with critical congenital heart disease has improved. (ohsu.edu)
  • Universal ECG screening is not standard practice in the United States, so many children with congenital LQTS are not diagnosed. (medscape.com)
  • By far the most common cause of head tilt among children under age five is congenital torticollis. (healthychildren.org)
  • Congenital anomalies in children with postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy: an international data linkage study. (bvsalud.org)
  • To describe the major congenital anomalies present in children with postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy (CP), and to compare clinical outcomes and cause of postneonatally acquired CP between children with and without anomalies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Data were pooled and children classified into mutually exclusive categories based on type of congenital anomaly. (bvsalud.org)
  • The proportion of children with congenital anomalies was calculated. (bvsalud.org)
  • Clinical outcomes and cause of postneonatally acquired CP were compared between children with and without anomalies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Major congenital anomalies were reported in 25.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 21.7-29.9) of children with postneonatally acquired CP. (bvsalud.org)
  • Congenital anomalies were likely associated with cause of postneonatally acquired CP in 77% of children with anomalies. (bvsalud.org)
  • WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS One-quarter of children with postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy (CP) have a major congenital anomaly. (bvsalud.org)
  • Acquired LQTS, which is usually drug-induced, is more common than inherited LQTS. (medscape.com)
  • The most common finding in congenital toxoplasmosis is the ophthalmologic manifestation retinochoroiditis, which has a predilection for the posterior pole. (medscape.com)
  • The 3.3% decrease in malaria cases in 2002, compared with 2001, resulted primarily from a marked decrease in cases acquired in the Americas, but this decrease was offset somewhat by an increase in the number of cases acquired in Africa and Asia. (cdc.gov)
  • Clinical and biochemical characteristics of congenital hypothyroid (CH), thyroidectomized (TP) and euthyroid (EU) subjects. (medscape.com)
  • The most important of the acquired CVDs are: hypertension,1 stroke, cardiomyopathies, and coronary artery disease. (who.int)
  • It may help diagnose problems your child was born with (congenital). (uhhospitals.org)
  • It can also help diagnose problems that have developed (acquired). (uhhospitals.org)
  • Dynamic Supination in Congenital Clubfoot: A Modified Delphi Panel Approach to Standardizing Definitions and Indications for Treatment. (cincinnatichildrens.org)
  • Urolithiasis is related to a broad spectrum of congenital and acquired diseases and its management varies according to the stone type, underlying disease or recurrence rate, but it also changes according to recent findings and developments. (nih.gov)
  • 2015). Such was the case with Bobby, who developed chylothorax due to an injury that occurred during open-heart surgery to correct a congenital defect when he was three months old. (llli.org)
  • 7 Department of Congenital and Paediatric Heart Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany. (jci.org)
  • Consequently, the contribution of acquired morbidities, especially acquired heart conditions to patient outcome, is becoming increasingly important. (bmj.com)