Difference between revisions of "Hydrops fetalis"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (→Causes) |
m (→Causes) |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
*[[Leukemia]], [[lysosomal storage disorder]]. | *[[Leukemia]], [[lysosomal storage disorder]]. | ||
*[[Anemia]] (e.g. thalassemia), asphyxia, angioma. | *[[Anemia]] (e.g. thalassemia), asphyxia, angioma. | ||
*CNS malformation ([[arteriovenous | *CNS malformation ([[arteriovenous malformation]]), cardiac failure. | ||
*Erythroblastosis fetalis (immune hydrops), | *Erythroblastosis fetalis (immune hydrops), [[Ebstein anomaly]]. | ||
*[[Neuroblastoma]]. | *[[Neuroblastoma]]. | ||
*Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 21, [[TORCH infections]], [[TTTS]]. | *[[Trisomy 13]], [[Trisomy 18]], [[Trisomy 21]], [[TORCH infections]], [[TTTS]]. | ||
*Abnormal skeleton. | *Abnormal skeleton. | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
[[Category:Autopsy]] | [[Category:Autopsy]] | ||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:25, 27 November 2011
Hydrops fetalis, also fetal hydrops, is interstitial fluid excess (edema) in a fetus.[1]
Causes
Mneumonic PLACENTA:[2]
- Placental perfusion abnormality, e.g. large chorangioma.
- Leukemia, lysosomal storage disorder.
- Anemia (e.g. thalassemia), asphyxia, angioma.
- CNS malformation (arteriovenous malformation), cardiac failure.
- Erythroblastosis fetalis (immune hydrops), Ebstein anomaly.
- Neuroblastoma.
- Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 21, TORCH infections, TTTS.
- Abnormal skeleton.
See also
References
- ↑ Randenberg, AL.. "Nonimmune hydrops fetalis part I: etiology and pathophysiology.". Neonatal Netw 29 (5): 281-95. PMID 20829175.
- ↑ URL: http://books.google.ca/books?id=EZznuPqGoeUC&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=hydrops+fetalis,+mnemonic&source=bl&ots=-mhuSW1wWV&sig=qSgP3jbsJ_1hTVBSz9toel-a2vs&hl=en&ei=eDXRTqGUOYXL0QGr3dy-DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=hydrops%20fetalis%2C%20mnemonic&f=false. Accessed on: 26 November 2011.