| Title | Maternal abetalipoproteinemia resulting in multiple fetal anomalies. | | Author(s) | Seckeler MD, Linden J | | Institution | Department of Pediatrics, Commonwealth Health Center, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. mseckeler@cnmidph.net | | Source | Neonatology 2008; 94(4):310-3. | | MeSH | Abetalipoproteinemia
Abnormalities, Multiple
Adult
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Vitamin A Deficiency
| | Abstract | Abetalipoproteinemia is a rare genetic condition that results in an inability of the body to absorb dietary fats, including fat-soluble vitamins. Deficiencies of these vitamins are known to cause a wide range of clinical effects ranging from blindness to coagulopathy and neuropathy. We present the case of a child with multisystem anomalies born to a mother with abetalipoproteinemia and provide a brief review of the literature about vitamin A and fetal development. Mothers at high risk for vitamin deficiencies should be screened and counseled on the potential benefits, and risks, of vitamin supplementation. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 18784430 |
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