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Pre-eclampsia and trisomy 13
R Heydanus1, P Defoort, M Dhont
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
A 41 year old multiparous woman with an uncomplicated obstetric history was referred because of pre-eclampsia. As ultrasonic examination revealed severe IUGR and multiple congenital anomalies, trisomy 13 was suspected and confirmed by amniocentesis. This chromosomal anomaly should be suspected in cases where pre-eclampsia is associated with abnormal fetal morphology.
A 41 year old multiparous woman with an uncomplicated obstetric history was referred because of pre-eclampsia. As ultrasonic examination revealed severe IUGR and multiple congenital anomalies, trisomy 13 was suspected and confirmed by amniocentesis. This chromosomal anomaly should be suspected in cases where pre-eclampsia is associated with abnormal fetal morphology.