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[Friedreich's disease, diabetes and pregnancy. Description of a case]
Minerva Medica
|February 11, 1976
Insights
A term infant born to a mother with severe Friedreich
Area of Science:
- Perinatology and Genetics
Background:
- Maternal diabetes mellitus presents risks to fetal development.
- Severe Friedreich's disease in pregnancy poses unique challenges.
Observation:
- A case report details the birth of an infant to a diabetic mother with severe Friedreich's disease.
- The infant experienced cardiac deformities.
Findings:
- The infant died on day seven of life due to cardiac deformities.
- The study discusses the aetiopathogenesis of these congenital heart defects.
Implications:
- Highlights the complex interplay of maternal diabetes and genetic disorders in neonatal outcomes.
- Underscores the need for specialized prenatal care in high-risk pregnancies.
Abstract:
Birth of an infant at term to a diabetic woman with a severe form of Friedreich's disease is reported. The aetiopathogenesis of the cardiac deformities that led to the death of the child on day seven of life is discussed.