Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease presenting as hydrops fetalis [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015 Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease is very rare and is considered a variant of type 2 Gaucher disease that occurs in the neonatal period. The most distinct features of perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease are non-immune hydrops fetalis.
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Accessory diaphragm associated with non-immune hydrops fetalis. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2014 An accessory diaphragm, also known as diaphragmatic duplication, is a congenital anomaly in which there is a fibromuscular membrane on top of the normally formed diaphragm dividing the hemithorax into two compartments trapping part of the pulmonary parenchyma.
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A de novo homozygous missense mutation of the GUSB gene leads to mucopolysaccharidosis type VII identification in a family with twice adverse pregnancy outcomes due to non-immune hydrops fetalis [PDF]
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism ReportsNon-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) is a common and severe manifestation of many genetic disorders. The ultrasound is an ideal method for diagnosing hydrops fetalis during pregnancy.
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Hydrops fetalis associated with chorioangioma and thrombosis of umbilical vein [PDF]
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2009 Placental chorioangioma and thrombosis of an umbilical vein varix are rare etiologic factors of non-immune hydrops fetalis. Herein, we report a patient who had hydrops fetalis associated with placental chorioangioma and thrombosis of an umbilical ...
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Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis: Do Placentomegaly and Polyhydramnios Matter? [PDF]
J Ultrasound Med, 2018 ObjectivesPolyhydramnios and placentomegaly are commonly observed in nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF); however, whether their ultrasonographic identification is relevant for prognosis is controversial. We evaluated outcomes of fetal or neonatal death and preterm birth (PTB) in cases of NIHF alone and in those with polyhydramnios and/or placentomegaly ...
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Non-immune Hydrops Fetalis and Hepatic Dysfunction in a Preterm Infant With Congenital Syphilis [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019 We report a case of a preterm infant with congenital syphilis who presented with non-immune hydrops fetalis. Hepatic dysfunction was present at birth and acutely worsened following antibiotic administration.
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Placenta-derived extracellular vesicles in maternal plasma of Hb Bart’s fetuses [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHemoglobin (Hb) Bart’s disease is the most common cause of hydrops fetalis among Southeast Asians. Given its high fatality rate, prenatal diagnosis and treatment are the key.
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PregnancyNon‐immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) can result from a multitude of underlying causes, such as fetal genetic diseases, congenital anomalies, infections, fetal arrhythmias, placental tumors, monochorionic twin complications, and other disorders.
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Fetal Hydrops: Genetic Dissection of an Unspecific Sonographic Finding—A Comprehensive Review [PDF]
DiagnosticsFetal hydrops is defined as the presence of abnormal fluid collections in two or more intra-fetal compartments. It has been classified based on etiology (immune vs. non-immune), on the presence or absence of other findings (isolated vs. non-isolated) and
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NON-IMMUNOLOGIC HYDROPS FETALIS AND CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) – A CASE REPORT [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021 Non-immune hydrops fetalis is a severe fetal condition defined as the excessive accumulation of fetal fluid within the fetal extravascular compartments and body cavities. The prevalence of non-immune hydrops fetalis is unknown. Currently, about 90% of
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