Chaudhuri J D
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
J Indian Med Assoc. 2002 Feb;100(2):107-8, 110.
Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a collection of signs and symptoms seen in children of women who consume alcohol during pregnancy. With the increasing incidence of FAS, there is a great variation of its clinical features different from that described in the standard textbooks. This article aims to report on the unusual clinical features of FAS. It also aims to explain the mechanism of action of alcohol as a teratogenic agent.
胎儿酒精综合征(FAS)是指孕期饮酒的女性所生子女身上出现的一系列体征和症状。随着胎儿酒精综合征发病率的上升,其临床特征与标准教科书中描述的有很大差异。本文旨在报告胎儿酒精综合征不寻常的临床特征,同时也旨在解释酒精作为致畸剂的作用机制。