ABSTRACT
Omphalocele is characterized as a ventral wall defect in which there exists a midline herniation of abdominal viscera into the base of the umbilical cord. Fetuses with a diagnosis of this entity are at a significantly increased risk of having an aneuploidy, additional anomalies, or associations with other syndromes such as Beckwith Wiederman. Secondary to these interconnections, there is an elevated risk of fetal loss in affected pregnancies. Detection of concordant abnormalities, appropriate genetic counseling, and involvement of pediatric subspecialties are paramount in affording a prognosis, and providing optimal perinatal management of omphalocele.
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Hernia, Umbilical , Child , Female , Hernia, Umbilical/complications , Hernia, Umbilical/diagnosis , Humans , Pregnancy , Prognosis , Ultrasonography, PrenatalSubject(s)
Asthma/epidemiology , COVID-19 , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Fetal Death , Hypertension/epidemiology , Premature Birth , Adult , COVID-19/diagnosis , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/physiopathology , COVID-19/therapy , COVID-19 Testing/methods , Comorbidity , Female , Fetal Death/etiology , Fetal Death/prevention & control , Humans , Maternal Mortality , New York/epidemiology , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology , Pregnancy, High-Risk , Premature Birth/epidemiology , Premature Birth/etiology , Risk Assessment , SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
Listeria Monocytogenes, a small facultative anaerobic, gram positive, motile bacillus is a rare, but consequential etiologic agent of food borne illness which inordinately impacts immunocompromised individuals. The organism infects many types of animals and contaminates a multitude of foodstuffs such as milk, chicken, beef and vegetables. This microbe additionally has a distinct proclivity to infect the maternal-fetoplacental unit with resultant adverse perinatal outcomes inclusive of spontaneous abortion, preterm delivery, chorioamnionitis, neonatal meningitis and death. We present a case of Listeriosis complicating pregnancy with a subsequent comprehensive review of the literature.
