Amniotic Band Syndrome

"Amniotic Band Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A disorder present in the newborn infant in which constriction rings or bands, causing soft tissue depressions, encircle digits, extremities, or limbs and sometimes the neck, thorax, or abdomen. They may be associated with intrauterine amputations.

Descriptor ID	D000652
MeSH Number(s)	C16.614.042
Concept/Terms	Amniotic Band Syndrome Amniotic Band Syndrome Syndrome, Amniotic Band Streeter Syndrome Syndrome, Streeter Ring Constrictions, Intrauterine Ring Constrictions, Intrauterine Constriction, Intrauterine Ring Constrictions, Intrauterine Ring Intrauterine Ring Constriction Intrauterine Ring Constrictions Ring Constriction, Intrauterine Annular Grooves Annular Grooves Annular Groove Groove, Annular Grooves, Annular Amniotic Bands Amniotic Bands Amniotic Band Band, Amniotic Bands, Amniotic Amputation, Intrauterine Amputation, Intrauterine Amputations, Intrauterine Intrauterine Amputation Intrauterine Amputations

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Diseases [C]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Infant, Newborn, Diseases [C16.614]
Amniotic Band Syndrome [C16.614.042]

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