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Achondrogenesis - Treatment

Treatment:

There is no current therapy. Talk to your doctor about care decisions.

Genetic counseling may be appropriate.

Expectations (prognosis):

The outcome is generally very poor. Many infants with achondrogenesis are stillborn or die shortly after birth because of breathing problems related to the abnormally small chest.

Complications:

This condition is often fatal early in life.

Calling your health care provider:

This condition is often diagnosed on the first examination of an infant.

Reviewed last on: 7/26/2007
Daniel Rauch, M.D., FAAP., Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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