Birth defect

Birth defects

Birth defect: Birth defect is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:

• Birth defects

Causes of Birth defects (Birth defect): See detailed list of causes below.

Birth defects (medical symptom): Conditions which are present at birth and are considered alterations to what is considered normal in a newborn baby

Causes of Birth defects (Birth defect)

The list of medical condition causes of Birth defects (Birth defect) includes:

• Unknown in many cases
• Genetic defect
• Chromosomal abnormalities
• Maternal rubella infection
• Maternal cytomegalovirus infection

All 398 causes of Birth defects

More Specific Symptoms for Birth defect:

Review the causes of the following types of more specific symptoms for Birth defect:

• Arachnodactyly (38 causes)
• Camptodactyly (173 causes)
• Clinodactyly (171 causes)

Related Symptoms for Birth defect

Research the causes of these related symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Birth defect:

• Birthmark
• Congenital heart defect
• Complications of childbirth
• Complications of pregnancy
• Congenital disorders
• Cleft palate (716 causes)
• Anencephaly
• Folic acid deficiency
• Maternal infections
• Chromosomal abnormalities
• Genetic defects
• Teratogenic drugs

Broader Symptom Types for Birth defect:

Research the causes of these symptoms that are more broader types of symptom than Birth defect:

• Birth symptoms (874 causes)
• Pregnancy symptoms (699 causes)
• Women's health symptoms (1177 causes)
• Female reproductive symptoms (928 causes)

More Symptom Information for Birth defect

For a medical symptom description of 'Birth defect', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Birth defects (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Birth defect' may be possible.

More information on symptom: Birth defects:

• Birth defects

Birth defect: Related Medical Topics

Research related medical symptoms or conditions such as:

• Birth
• Birth symptoms (874 causes)
• Defect

Birth defect: Birth defect is listed as an alternate name or description for Congenital conditions. For a medical symptom description of 'Birth defect', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Congenital conditions (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.

Birth defect (medical condition): Any condition that you are born with such as birth defects or genetic diseases.

More information on medical condition: Congenital conditions:

• Introduction: Congenital conditions
• Basic Summary for Congenital conditions
• Types of Congenital conditions
• Medication Causes of Congenital conditions
• Risk Factors for Congenital conditions
• Symptoms of Congenital conditions

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