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[Hydranencephaly and ingestion of estrogens during pregnancy. Fetal cerebral vascular complication?]
J F Blanc1, A Lapillonne, J M Pouillaude
1Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Lucien-Hussel, Vienne.
Abstract:
The authors report a case of hydranencephaly which could result from a massive intake of oestrogens in a 18 week-gravid mother. After a brief clinical summary, the role of oestrogens in the triggering of a fetal circulatory disorder is discussed.