Category: Malformation
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Ectopia Cordis
๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ is a congenital disease where the heart is formed in an unusual place, such as in the neck region, a strange position in the thorax, or even in the abdomen. Weird!
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Amorphous Globosus
A fetal monster is a severely malformed fetus, that is either causes by an infectious disease or a congenital defect. ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ is a unique type of fetal monster where the fetus forms a round ball of connective tissue and fat, with a haired skin covering. Sometimes, even cartilage and bone can be found within…
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Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cranial cavity, in most cases within the brainโs ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ (spaces where the cerebrospinal fluid flows within the brain).
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Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia
๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐จ- refers to the peritoneum, which is the membrane that lines the abdomen. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ refers to the pericardium, the membrane sac that covers the heart. ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ are when some part of the intestinal tract or abdominal organs ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ (protrudes) through the ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ, the muscular border between the abdomen and thorax that aids in breathing.…
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Wobblers Syndrome
Wobblers syndromeโs proper name is ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ, and it is a common cause of ๐๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ (irregular gait due to neurologic issues) in horses. The main problem in Wobblers is compression of the spinal cord due to an irregular shape or positioning of ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ (the bones in the neck).