Reporte de caso clínico de malformaciones genéticas no especificadas en el área de neonatología del hospital general docente Ambato

Abstract

Objective: To identify unspecified congenital malformations through the review of the clinical history of a patient in the Neonatology area of the Hospital General Docente Ambato. The research was framed in the descriptive type, information was collected through the review of the clinical history obtained at the Hospital General Docente Ambato. Case description: a newborn girl was analyzed in the Pelileo city, province of Tungurahua, who two hours after delivery presented respiratory difficulty and was admitted to the Hospital General Docente Ambato, where after being evaluated by the medical staff she was diagnosed with unspecified congenital malformations. She remained in the hospital for 44 days; however, despite her deteriorated state of health she was removed due to the lack of commitment of the parents with the treatment indicated by the health staff. In conclusion: congenital anomalies are pathologies caused by several factors found in the mother's environment, therefore, insufficient early detection of this pathology generates inevitable consequences for the newborn, as well as causing a negative psychological impact on the parents