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Historical Perspective

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Study of Choice

The diagnosis of fetal hydantoin syndrome is based on secondary to in utero phenytoin exposure.

History and Symptoms

The diagnosis of fetal hydantoin syndrome is based on the dysmorphic features which include the spectrum of abnormalities seen in the neonate includes microcephaly, distinctive facial and limb anomalies, ocular defects, growth deficiency, congenital heart defects, cardiac rhythm disturbances, and variable systemic abnormalities involving the nervous, renal, and gastrointestinal systems. Congenital heart diseases associated with fetal hydantoin syndrome include pulmonary or aortic valvular stenosis, coarctation of aorta, patent ductus arteriosus, and ventricular septal defects.