Diseases

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

A syndrome of multiple defects characterized primarily by umbilical hernia (HERNIA, UMBILICAL); MACROGLOSSIA; and GIGANTISM; and secondarily by visceromegaly; HYPOGLYCEMIA; and ear abnormalities.

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A syndrome of multiple defects characterized primarily by umbilical hernia (HERNIA, UMBILICAL); MACROGLOSSIA; and GIGANTISM; and secondarily by visceromegaly; HYPOGLYCEMIA; and ear abnormalities.

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19 entry terms
  • EMG Syndrome
  • Exomphalos-Macroglossia-Gigantism Syndrome
  • Wiedemann Syndrome
  • Wiedemann-Beckwith Syndrome
  • Wiedemann-Beckwith Syndrome (WBS)
  • Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome
  • EMG Syndromes
  • Exomphalos Macroglossia Gigantism Syndrome
  • Exomphalos-Macroglossia-Gigantism Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann
  • Syndrome, EMG
  • Syndrome, Exomphalos-Macroglossia-Gigantism
  • Syndrome, Wiedemann
  • Syndrome, Wiedemann-Beckwith
  • Syndrome, Wiedemann-Beckwith (WBS)
  • Wiedemann Beckwith Syndrome
  • Wiedemann Beckwith Syndrome (WBS)
  • Wiedemann Syndromes
  • Wiedemann-Beckwith Syndromes (WBS)

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1983

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Previous Indexing

  • Abnormalities, Multiple (1968-1982)
  • Gigantism (1966-1982)
  • Hernia, Umbilical (1966-1982)
  • Macroglossia (1975-1982)
  • Tongue/abnormalities (1966-1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001506. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001506
  2. Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckwith%E2%80%93Wiedemann_syndrome
  3. Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521863