Intrauterine growth retardation

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Overview
Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) refers to persons small for their gestational age

Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order.

Asymmetric IUGR

 * Gestational diabetes mellitus
 * Maternal cigarette smoking
 * Maternal collagen vascular disease
 * Maternal hypertension
 * Maternal infection
 * Maternal preclampsia

Symmetric IUGR

 * Chromosomal abnormality
 * Congenital malformation
 * Drugs, toxins
 * Listeria
 * Maternal anemia
 * Maternal malnutrition
 * Multiple gestation
 * Phenylketonuria
 * Syphilis
 * TORCH virus infection (Toxoplasma gondii; Other viruses; Rubella; Cytomegalovirus; Herpes simplex)
 * Tuberculosis