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Isolated fetal ascites caused by primary lymphangiectasia: a case report
A Schmider1, W Henrich, A Reles
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|February 15, 2001
Abstract:
We present a case of isolated fetal ascites diagnosed by ultrasonography at 29 weeks' gestation. Cordocentesis revealed a normal karyotype and negative viral titers. Postnatally, the diagnosis of primary lymphangiectasia was made by intestinal biopsy. To our knowledge this is the first description of prenatal manifestation of primary lymphangiectasia.