Amniotic band syndrome

Introduction: Amniotic band syndrome

Description of Amniotic band syndrome

Amniotic band syndrome (medical condition): A rare condition where abnormal fetal development occurs...more »

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Amniotic Bands:
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Amniotic band syndrome: A condition where fibrous bands develop in the uterus and entrap the fetus, causing structural and functional deformities. Associated with congenital defects such as clubbed feet, missing limbs, simian creases and defects of the skull, abdomen and chest. Also called amniotic band disruption sequence syndrome.

Amniotic band syndrome: SYN: amniotic band sequence.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Amniotic band syndrome: A disorder present in the newborn infant in which constriction rings or bands, causing soft tissue depressions, encircle digits, extremities, or limbs and sometimes the neck, thorax, or abdomen. They may be associated with intrauterine amputations.
Source: MeSH 2007

Amniotic band syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Amniotic band syndrome:

• Amniotic
• Band
• SYN
• Sequence

Amniotic band syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Amniotic band syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Amniotic band syndrome, or a subtype of Amniotic band syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Amniotic band syndrome as a Disease

Amniotic band syndrome: Another name for Amniotic Bands (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Amniotic Bands
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Amniotic band syndrome: Related Diseases

Amniotic band syndrome: Amniotic band syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Fetal health conditions
• Pregnancy-related conditions

Symptoms of Amniotic band syndrome (Amniotic Bands)

Some of the symptoms of Amniotic band syndrome incude:

• Clubbed feet
• Missing limbs
• Simian crease
• Skull defect
• Visceral defect

See full list of 23 symptoms of Amniotic band syndrome (Amniotic Bands)

Amniotic band syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Amniotic band syndrome:

• Streeter dysplasia
• congenital disorder
• congenital amputation
• congenital lymphedema
• cleft palate
• syndactyly
• miscarriage

Terms associated with Amniotic band syndrome:

Terms Similar to Amniotic band syndrome:

• Amniotic bands

Source - NIH

• Amniotic Bands
• Amputation, Intrauterine
• Annular Grooves
• Ring Constrictions, Intrauterine
• Streeter Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Amniotic band syndrome

• Infant, Newborn, Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Amniotic band syndrome

The following list attempts to classify Amniotic band syndrome into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases
    • Amniotic Band Syndrome

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