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Polyhydramnios: a predictor of severe growth impairment in achondroplasia
Giuseppe Latini1, Claudio De Felice, Stefano Parrini
1Division of Pediatrics, Perrino Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera A. Di Summa, Clinical Physiology Institute (IFC-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Lecce Section, Brindisi, Italy.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|August 17, 2002
Abstract:
The phenotypical characteristics in 20 children with achondroplasia were examined in relation to the occurrence of polyhydramnios. A history of polyhydramnios (9 of 20 cases) was associated with a lower height (SD) (P <.05), more severe shortening of the lower segment and upper limbs (P =.0001), and higher frequency of left-handedness (P =.0081).