Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII presenting with isolated neonatal ascites

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII (MPS VII) is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency of the enzyme, beta-glucuronidase. MPS VII has a wide variation in phenotypic expression, including presentation in the neonatal period with nonimmune hydrops fetalis. We report a neonate with MPS VII who initially presented with marked isolated ascites not associated with hydrops fetalis. This appears to be a novel finding in patients with MPS VII.