CONCLUSION: There is the possibility of good outcome for patients with mosaic trisomy 18, even in the presence of multiple congenital anomalies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies, feeding difficulties, and severe psychomotor, and growth retardation. [hindawi.com]

range 2-20%) Normal abortus – 11 (Average of 41% trisomy; range 7-90%) Abnormal liveborns – 0 Abnormal abortus – 17 (Avergae of 37% trisomy; range 2-95%) The abnormalities included: multiple congenital anomalies in 10 cases, dysmorphic facies in 2 [mosaicism.bcchr.ca]

Conclusion: There is the possibility of good outcome for patients with mosaic trisomy 18, even in the presence of multiple congenital anomalies. [wjpch.com]

View Article : Google Scholar : PubMed/NCBI 2 Smith DW, Patau K, Therman E and Inhorn SL: A new autosomal trisomy syndrome: multiple congenital anomalies caused by an extra chromosome. J Pediatr. 57:338–345. 1960. [spandidos-publications.com]

It is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies, feeding difficulties, and severe psychomotor, and growth retardation. [hindawi.com]

Affected infants may have poor suckling ability and associated feeding difficulties that can be supported with tube feeding, failure to grow and gain weight at the expected rate (failure to thrive), and distinctive malformations of the head and facial [rarediseases.org]

Recurrent upper respiratory infections and laborious breathing began to occur from the second month of life, associated with frequent vomiting and feeding problems. She was transferred to our hospital at the age of 5 months. [hindawi.com]

Case Presentation A female fifth child of a 38-year-old mother was born in Cape Verde islands at the 41st week of an uncomplicated gestation, via lower segment caesarean section because of nonprogressing labor. [hindawi.com]

One of them was 10 months old, presenting with failure to thrive, developmental delay, and dysmorphic features. He was the second of a pair of siblings with mosaic trisomy 18 [6]. [hindawi.com]

Failure to thrive and severely delayed development are present universally in survivors. Mosaicism is presence of more than one cell-line in the same individual. [wjpch.com]

Affected infants may have poor suckling ability and associated feeding difficulties that can be supported with tube feeding, failure to grow and gain weight at the expected rate (failure to thrive), and distinctive malformations of the head and facial [rarediseases.org]

Feeding difficulties with vomiting and regurgitation were a major issue of concern, requiring enteric nutrition through nasogastric intubation and eventually percutaneous gastrostomy. [hindawi.com]

A five-month-old daughter of a 38-year-old mother, with vomiting and feeding problems, was referred to our department. [hindawi.com]

A IV/VI grade systolic murmur was present. On neurological examination she had axial hypotony, poor cephalic control, and absence of protection reflexes and did not attempt to reach for objects. [hindawi.com]

Mild craniofacial dysmorphy included dolichocephaly, frontal bossing, prominent occiput, long downslanting palpebral fissures, hypertelorism, and retrognathia. [hindawi.com]

These may include a small head (microcephaly) that appears unusually long and narrow (dolichocephaly); a prominent back region of the head (occiput); a small mouth (microstomia); incomplete closure of the roof of the mouth (cleft palate) and/or an abnormal [rarediseases.org]

Mild craniofacial dysmorphy was present including dolichocephaly, narrow bifrontal diameter, frontal bossing, prominent occiput, low set ears and retrognathia (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)), long downslanting palpebral fissures and hypertelorism (Figure 2(b) [hindawi.com]

(a) (b) No abnormalities were found in the laboratory workup for common causes of failure to thrive with recurrent upper respiratory infections, frequent vomiting, and feeding problems, including immunoglobulin levels, sweat test, thyroid hormones, ant-itransglutaminase [hindawi.com]

Mild craniofacial dysmorphy included dolichocephaly, frontal bossing, prominent occiput, long downslanting palpebral fissures, hypertelorism, and retrognathia. [hindawi.com]

After my exam, my doctor attributed the bleeding to irritation from the amnio and I was sent home. The very next day I watched my phone like a hawk, praying that the dreaded test result call would not come. [trisomy18.org]