Low birth weight
Low birth weight: Introduction
Low birth weight: When the weight of a new born baby is below average.
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Causes of Low birth weight:
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Misdiagnosis and Low birth weight
Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is
an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms.
There are often four symptoms and conditions combined: ...read more »
Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases,
because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms.
Although the most common symptoms are anal itch (or vaginal itch),
which are...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of...read more »
Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form
of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer.
Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure.
The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood pressure can simply be too...read more »
Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis
of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension,
is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients.
Exertional dyspnea leads to a diagnostic reading of high right...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical...read more »
Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions
are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often
in child...read more »
Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status
can affect her level of fertility.
Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other
weight-related or associated medical conditions...read more »
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Definitions of Low birth weight:
An infant weighing 5-1/2 pounds or less at birth.
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Detailed list of causes of Low birth weight
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causes of Low birth weight that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 4
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 2
causes are "rare" diseases
- 7
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 163
causes have no prevalence information.
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Conditions listing symptoms: Low birth weight:
The following list of conditions
have 'Low birth weight' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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... low birth weight3-M Syndrome
... low birth weight49,XXXXY syndrome
... low birth weightA
Achondrogenesis type 1A
... low birth weightAchondrogenesis type 2
... low birth weightAchondrogenesis, Langer-Saldino Type
... low birth weightAnemia, Blackfan Diamond
... low birth weightAngelman-Like Syndrome, X-linked
... low birth weightApparent mineralocorticoid excess
... low birth weightApparent Mineralocorticoid Excess, type 2
... low birth weightAREDYLD
... low birth weightAtaxia - diabetes - goiter - gonadal insufficiency
... low birth weightB
Bangstad syndrome
... low birth weightBartsocas Papa syndrome
... low birth weightBen-Ari-Shuper-Mimouni syndrome
... low birth weightBerlin Breakage syndrome
... low birth weightBird-headed dwarfism with progressive ataxia, Insulin-resistant diabetes, goiter and primary gonadal insufficiency
... low birth weightBone dysplasia, lethal, Holmgren type
... low birth weightBowen-Conradi Syndrome
... low birth weightBranchial clefts with characteristic facies, growth retardation, imperforate nasolacrimal duct, and
... low birth weightBranchio-Oculo-Facial Syndrome
... low birth weightC
CAMFAK syndrome
... low birth weightCamptodactyly syndrome, Guadalajara type 1
... low birth weightChromosome 1 ring
... low birth weightChromosome 10, distal trisomy 10q
... low birth weightChromosome 11q duplication syndrome
... low birth weightChromosome 13 trisomy syndrome
... low birth weightChromosome 16, uniparental disomy
... low birth weightChromosome 16q, partial duplication
... low birth weightChromosome 2, monosomy 2q24
... Low birth weightChromosome 3/B translocation
... low birth weightChromosome 6p partial duplication
... low birth weightCigarette Smoking - Teratogenic Agent
... low birth weightCocaine fetopathy
... low birth weightCohen Syndrome
... low birth weightComplete Trisomy 18 syndrome
... low birth weightComplex 5 mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency
... low birth weightCongenital cardiovascular malformations
... low birth weightCongenital syphilis
... low birth weightCorpus callosum agenesis double urinary collecting
... low birth weightCorpus callosum agenesis double urinary collecting system and trigonocephaly
... low birth weightCri-du-chat syndrome
... low birth weightD
De Lange 1
... low birth weightDeafness - goiter - stippled epiphyses
... low birth weightDel(1) (23-q25)
... low birth weightDeletion 10q
... low birth weightDeletion 2q24
... low birth weightDeletion 5p
... low birth weightDiabetes mellitus, transient neonatal
... low birth weightDiamond-Blackfan anemia
... low birth weightDubowitz Syndrome
... low birth weightDuplication 18
... low birth weightE
Edward Syndrome
... low birth weightEdwards Syndrome
... low birth weightEmanuel syndrome
... low birth weightF
Faciocardiomelic dysplasia, lethal
... low birth weightFemale reproductive toxicity
... low birth weightFemale reproductive toxicity - Cadmium
... low birth weightFetal alcohol syndrome
... low birth weightFetal PCB syndrome
... low birth weightFetal warfarin syndrome
... low birth weightFilippi Syndrome
... low birth weightFrancois dyscephalic syndrome
... low birth weightG
Generalized lipodystrophy with mental retardation, deafness, short stature and slender bones
... low birth weightGloomy syndrome
... low birth weightH
Harper dwarfism
... low birth weightHepatitis C Vaccine - Teratogenic Agent
... low birth weightHoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome
... low birth weightHydralazine Hydrochloride - Teratogenic Agent
... low birth weightHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1
... low birth weightHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2
... low birth weightI
I cell disease
... low birth weightIBIDS syndrome
... low birth weightInterferon Gamma - Teratogenic Agent
... low birth weightIntrauterine Growth Retardation
... low birth weightIntrauterine infections
... low birth weightK
Kennerknecht-Sorgo-Oberhoffer syndrome
... low birth weightL
Leprechaunism
... low birth weightLow birth weight - dwarfism - dysgammaglobulinemia
... low birth weightM
Marijuana - Teratogenic Agent
... low birth weightMaternal hyperphenylalaninemia
... low birthweightMental retardation, Microcephaly, Epilepsy and Ataxia Syndrome
... low birth weightMental retardation, X-linked - craniofacial dysmorphology - epilepsy - ophthalmoplegia - cerebellar atrophy
... low birth weightMicrocephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 1
... low birth weightMicrocephaly immunodeficiency lymphoreticuloma
... low birth weightMicrocephaly, hiatal hernia and nephrotic syndrome
... low birth weightMidline field defects
... low birth weightMRXS-Christianson
... low birth weightMulibrey Nanism syndrome
... low birth weightN
Nephrosis neuronal dysmigration Syndrome
... low birth weightNijmegen Breakage Syndrome
... low birth weightO
Oligomeganephronic renal hypoplasia
... low birth weightP
Paine syndrome
... low birth weightPartial Trisomy 18 Syndrome
... low birth weightPIBIDS syndrome
... low birth weightPollitt syndrome
... low birth weightPopliteal pterygium syndrome, lethal type
... low birth weightPremature chromosome condensation with microcephaly and mental retardation
... low birth weightProgeria short stature pigmented nevi
... low birth weightPterygium, Popliteal, lethal type
... low birth weightPure red cell aplasia, congenital
... low birth weightR
Rajab-Spranger syndrome
... low birth weightRenal agenesis, bilateral
... low birth weightRieger anomaly - partial lipodystrophy
... low birth weightRoberts-SC Phocomelia
... low birth weightRubella congenital syndrome
... Low birth weightS
Say-Meyer syndrome
... low birth weightSchisis association
... low birth weightSeckel syndrome
... low birth weightSeckel syndrome 1
... low birth weightSeckel syndrome 2
... low birth weightSeckel syndrome 3
... low birth weightSeckel-like syndrome, type Buebel
... low birth weightSeemanova-Lesny syndrome
... low birth weightSingle upper central incisor
... low birth weightStimmler syndrome
... low birth weightSyndactyly type 1 - microcephaly - mental retardation
... low birth weightT
Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome
... low birth weightTrichorrhexis nodosa syndrome
... low birth weightTrichothiodystrophy, type C
... low birth weightTrichothiodystrophy-neurocutaneous Syndrome
... low birth weightTrichothiodystrophy-neurotrichocutaneous Syndrome of Pollitt
... low birth weightTrisomy 13 mosaicism
... low birth weightTrisomy 18 mosaicism
... low birth weightTrisomy 18 Syndrome
... low birth weightTrisomy 22 mosaicism
... low birth weightW
Williams Syndrome
... low birth weightZ
Zellweger Syndrome
... low birth weight
Conditions listing complications: Low birth weight:
The following list of conditions
have 'Low birth weight' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
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Asthma in pregnancy
... low birth weightB
Bacterial vaginosis
... low-birth-weightC
Chlamydia
... Low birth weightF
Folate deficiency
... low birth weightG
Gum disease
... low-birth weightM
Malaria
... Low birth weightP
Periodontitis
... low-birth weightS
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
... Low birth weightSmoking
... low birth weightT
Trichomoniasis
... Low birth weight
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Causes of Low birth weight Based on Risk Factors
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Medical Conditions associated with Low birth weight:
Pregnancy symptoms (316 causes), Birth symptoms (581 causes), Small baby (202 causes), Weight symptoms (1751 causes), Body symptoms (2668 causes)
Symptoms related to Low birth weight:
Prematurity, Developmental delay, Birth symptoms (581 causes), Chromosomal aberrations, Placental dysfunction, Rubella, Congenital varicella, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Alcohol abuse by mother, Narcotic abuse by mother, Chronic maternal illness, Cigarette smoking, Maternal hypertension, Maternal hypoxemia
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