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Unexpected middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity values in the normal fetal population. Are they a matter of concern?
2018
AbstractObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate in the fetus the relationship between unexpected high middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity (middle cerebral artery (MCA) peak sy...
Non-immune hydrops fetalis: Two case reports
2021
BACKGROUND Fetal hydrops is a serious condition difficult to manage, often with a poor prognosis, and it is characterized by the collection of fluid in the extravascular compartments. Before 1968, the most frequent cause was the maternal-fetal Rh incompatibility. Today, 90% of the cases are non-immune hydrops fetalis. Multiple fetal anatomic and functional disorders can cause non-immune hydrops fetalis and the pathogenesis is incompletely understood. Etiology varies from viral infections to heart disease, chromosomal abnormalities, hematological and autoimmune causes. CASE SUMMARY A 38-year-old pregnant woman has neck lymphoadenomegaly, fever, cough, tonsillar plaques at 14 wk of amenorrhea…