[Pathological anatomy of congenital hypotrophy]

The problems of etiology, pathogenesis, pathological anatomy, classification, and incidence of congenital hypotrophy in newborn babies are considered. Reduction in body weight and height of the newborns with congenital hypotrophy, weight of internal organs, developmental retardation, as well as dysplastic, atropic, and compensatory-adaptative processes are regularly observed. The intensity of these manifestations of congenital hypotrophy in newborn babies depends on the duration and potency of the prenatal effect of the pathogenic factors.