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- $Title{What is Potter's Syndrome or Disease?}
- $Subject{Potter's facial-renal-dysplasia Ill Defined Symptoms symptom
- Potter Syndrome kidneys kidney facial renal dysplasia pregnancy childbirth}
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- What is Potter's Syndrome or Disease?
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- QUESTION: Can you explain Potter's Syndrome or Disease? Our baby was born
- with no kidneys and lived only 9 hours and that's what they said he had. We
- really don't understand how this happened as I had a perfect pregnancy up
- until two weeks before due date.
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- ANSWER: Dr. E.L. Potter first described this syndrome in 1946, and it is
- recognized as a congenital malformation. It is also called
- facial-renal-dysplasia as there are several additional anatomical structures
- that make up the face that also fail to develop fully. Sometimes the lungs as
- well as hands and feet are affected. There are no chromosomal abnormalities
- found in this disease, so it is doubtful that it is inherited. There are no
- ways known to treat Potter's Syndrome, no precautions to avoid this tragic
- occurrence. You did nothing wrong, so there must be no guilt, and as your own
- physician has probably already counseled you, there is little chance of this
- happening again. As to the "whys", I have no answers to offer you, for in
- cases like yours I find that I, too, do not understand.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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