The congenital warfarin syndrome.
A rare congenital nasal deformity due to warfarin embryopathy is reported. The commonest anomalies described in this syndrome are: hypoplasia of the nose, stippling of bone, optic atrophy and mental retardation. The various abnormalities and the mechanism of warfarin teratogenesis are discussed.
D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014859:Warfarin