A small for dates fetus can result from a number of factors
Fetal factors
- aneuploidy
- skeletal dysplasia(s)
- structural anomalies (syndromes)
Maternal factors
Common
- hypertension
- medication(s):
- fetal Warfarin syndrome
- hydantoin embryopathy (Dilantin TM)
- cytotoxic drugs
- isotretinoin
- renal failure
- substance abuse
Uncommon
- collagen vascular disease
- cyanotic cardiopulmonary disease
- infection
- syphilis
- viral infections
- malaria
- Chagas disease
- listeria
- thyrotoxicosis
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