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Congenital anomalies in two infants born after gestational γ‐globulin prophylaxis
Author(s) -
Ross L
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13585.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , gestational age , pregnancy , biology , genetics
The offspring of two women given prophylactic γ‐globulin 50 and 54 days after their last menstrual periods had congenital duodenal stenosis and a paraoesophageal hiatus hernia, respectively. The possibility that γ‐globulin may have contributed to these malformations is discussed.