Umbilical cord ulceration in association with intestinal atresia in a child with deletion 13q and Hirschsprung's disease.
The case is reported of a baby boy with an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 13 who, in addition to the described associations of Hirschsprung's disease and intestinal atresia, had umbilical cord ulceration resulting in massive intrapartum haemorrhage. This case provides support for the existence of a previously reported association between umbilical cord ulceration and intestinal atresia, and suggests that it is aetiologically heterogeneous.
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Department of Pathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide.
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Haan
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D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D014470:Umbilical Cord