Meachan, syndrome
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(Meacham-Winn-Culler syndrome)
Rare. Mutations in the WT1 gene on 11p13 that can also cause the Denys-Drash or Frasier syndrome.
Association of:
- abnormalities of the diaphragm: diaphragmatic hernia; sometimes rhabdomyoid dysplasia of lung
- cardiac malformation: cyanotic heart disease, anomalous pulmonary venous return
- genital malformations: double vagina, absence of uterus, male pseudohermaphrodism
In general, rapidly letal.
Anesthetic implications:
management of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia; cardiopathy
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Updated: January 2019