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Toluene embryopathy

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Link to WHO Definition

Toluene embryopathy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1446076607

Toluene embryopathy (Fetal toluene syndrome) is a teratogenic disorder occurring in children born to women who were exposed during pregnancy to excessive amounts of toluene (methylbenzene), and can include microcephaly, CNS dysfunction, growth deficiency, developmental delay, and dysmorphic facies, as well as increased muscle tone, cerebellar dysfunction, renal tubular dysfunction, and transient hyperchloremic acidosis.