title: [Citalopram taken during pregnancy and the child born with Hirschsprung's disease].
abstract: A woman treated with citalopram during the entirety of her pregnancy bore a child with Hirschsprung's disease. Theories on the development of the enteric nervous system support a possible negative effect of SSRI usage. Epidemiological studies confirm a correlation between pregnant women's use of SSRIs and congenital malformations of their children's digestive system, but not specifically Hirschsprung's disease. Certain limitations in these studies might explain this lack of specificity.
authors.affiliation: Børneafdelingen, Næstved Sygehus, Hesseløgade 42, 3., 2. dør, 2100 København Ø. sebastian@werngreen.com
authors.forename: Sebastian Werngreen
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Qvist
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; D015283:Citalopram / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015283:Citalopram; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors