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We report the case of a young primigravida who presented with a 20 weeks pregnancy with a previous diagnosis of uterine fibroid. However, ultrasound evaluation revealed the presence of a large sacro-coccygeal teratoma in the foetus which was heterogeneous with cystic areas and calcific foci, and
We report the case of a 27-year-old pregnant woman in whom isolated mild fetal cardiomegaly, diagnosed prenatally on sonographic examination at 22 weeks' menstrual age, was the first sign of development of an arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen. The arteriovenous malformation was
The authors present 2 unusual cases of haemoglobin (Hb) Bart's hydrops fetalis and highlight the problem of a screening system for α-thalassaemia which focuses on maternal and paternal mean corpuscular volume (MCV) alone. Normal paternal MCV may not preclude fetal Hb Bart's disease because of the
The ultrasound findings in 132 patients with non-immune hydrops referred for echocardiographic assessment were retrospectively reviewed. Structural assessment was combined with evaluation of pleural and pericardial effusions, ascites and skin edema. Patients were divided into groups based on the
BACKGROUND
Thalassemia is a common single gene disorder in Southeast Asia. a-thalassemia is a group of syndrome characterized by deficient production of the alpha-globin chain. Individuals with heterozygous alpha-thalassemia-1 are at risk of having a fetus that has Hemoglobin Bart's hydrops fetalis
We report here a case of pheochromocytoma presenting with noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, which is an unusual first manifestation of pheochromocytoma. Chest radiograph showed diffuse consolitaion and ground-glass opacity on both lungs. Neither pleural effusion nor cardiomegaly was present.