fetal minoxidil syndrome
Findings
No curated finding names fetal minoxidil syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Fetal minoxidil syndrome is characterized by a group of symptoms that may be observed in a fetus or newborn when the mother has taken minoxidil during pregnancy. Minoxidil is used in the treatment of malignant renal hypertension and as a topical solution to induce scalp hair growth. Hypertrichosis that gradually diminishes during the first six postnatal months has been reported. Additional reported features include cardiac (congenital great vessel transposition and pulmonary valve stenosis), neurodevelopmental (caudal regression sequence), gastrointestinal, renal, and limb malformations. Conclusive studies are however not available.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016014), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
8 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Clinodactyly of the 5th fingerHPOHP:0004209
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- CryptorchidismHPOHP:0000028
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Depressed nasal bridgeHPOHP:0005280
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Generalized hirsutismHPOHP:0002230
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- MicrognathiaHPOHP:0000347
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Posteriorly rotated earsHPOHP:0000358
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: fetal minoxidil syndrome
- Also called
- minoxidil antenatal infection