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Symptoms of Rubella in newborns

Contingent upon while during the pregnancy the embryo is contaminated, it might have no indications or might be stillborn. Babies who endure may have various birth deserts. These birth absconds are alluded to as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).  The most well-known indications of innate rubella disorder in infants incorporate: Low birth weight  Small head/ Microcephaly   Brain inflammation Cataracts Damage to the retina Hearing loss Heart defects Enlarged liver and spleen Bruises or other skin spots Enlarged lymph nodes
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Causes of faltering growth

 

ORGANIC

Inadequate calorie intake: 

  • Breastfeeding poorly
  • Bottle feeds too dilute
  • Exclusion diets
  • Cleft palate
  • Vomiting/reflux

Inadequate calorie absorption:

  • Enteropathy,e.g.coeliac,giardia
  • Food intolerance, e.g. CMP intolerance
  • Short gut syndrome
    small gut syndrome

  • Pancreatic disease

Excessive calorie loss:

  • Vomiting,e.g. gastroesophageal reflux, pyloric stenosis
  • Protein-losing enteropathy

Excessive calorie requirements:

  • Chronic illness, e.g. cardiac, renal, respiratory, GIT
  • Thyrotoxicosis (excess of thyroid hormone in the body)
  • Malignancy
  • Abnormal movement disorder

Failure of the utilization of absorbed calories:

  • Chromosomal abnormalities, e.g.Down syndrome
    Down syndrome 

  • Prenatal growth failure
  • Diencephalic syndrome (tumor in hypothalamic-pituitary axis)
  • Metabolic abnormalities, e.g. hypothyroidism, glycogen storage disease

NON-ORGANIC

Inadequate calorie intake:


1. Undernutrition:

  • Parental ignorance
  • Poverty
  • Poor feeding practice

2.Child abuse:

  • Psychosocial deprivation
  • Deliberate starvation, laxative administration.
  • Parental psychiatric illness

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