Hydrops fetalis

Hydrops Fetalis
What is hydrops fetalis?
Hydrops fetalis is a severe, life-threatening problem of severe edema (swelling) in the fetus and newborn. It is also called hydrops. There are two types of hydrops: ...

Hydrops fetalis
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Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition in which abnormal amounts of fluid build up in two or more body areas of a fetus or newborn.
See also: Erythroblastosis fetalis ...

Hydrops fetalis is a condition in the fetus characterized by an accumulation of fluid, or edema, in at least two fetal compartments.

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Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition in which abnormal amounts of fluid build up in two or more body areas of a fetus or newborn.
See also: Erythroblastosis fetalis
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Hydrops fetalis: Gross edema (swelling), usually with anemia, of the fetus. It can be due to Rh blood group incompatibility, in which antibodies crossing the placenta from the mother destroy the red blood cells of the fetus.

Hydrops Fetalis
Heart Disorders
Blood Circulation in the Fetus and Newborn ...

Hydrops fetalis (infection during pregnancy)
Anemia (in immunocompromised hosts or patients with hemoglobinopathies)
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Hydrops Fetalis
This is a life-threatening problem of severe swelling in the fetus and newborn. It develops when too much fluid leaves the bloodstream and goes into the tissues.
Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice ...

Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis
LMT
Left Main Trunk; Left Mentotransverse [fetal Position]; Leukocyte Migration Technique ...

Hydrocephalus
Hydrops Fetalis
Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice
Hypocalcemia ...

The most severe cases of MPS VII are characterized by hydrops fetalis, a condition in which excess fluid builds up in the body before birth. Most babies with hydrops fetalis are stillborn or die soon after birth.

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Hydrops Fetalis (Rh Incompatibility)
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Incompetent Cervix
Intrauterine Fetal Death (Stillbirth)
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (Intrauterine Growth Retardation)
Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Kernicterus (Rh Incompatibility) ...

Others suffer from hydrops fetalis. Hydrops fetalis causes the destruction of large amounts of red blood cells. This leads to severe anemia, or low red blood cell count.

Neonatal therapy for hydrops fetalis consists of maintaining ventilation by intubation, oxygenation, and mechanical assistance, when necessary, and removing excess fluid to relieve ascites and respiratory distress.

Because anemia, hyperbilirubinemia, and hydrops fetalis can occur with other diseases and conditions, the accurate diagnosis of HDN depends on determining if there is a blood group or blood type incompatibility.

Very rarely, a baby will be missing all four genes. This condition is called alpha thalassemia major or hydrops fetalis. Babies who have hydrops fetalis usually die before or shortly after birth.
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Alpha thalassemias'Southeast Asia, Malaysia, and Southern China
Alpha hydrops fetalis'Southeast Asian, Chinese, and Filipino ancestry
Beta thalassemias'Africa, areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and Southeast Asia ...

There are two types of alpha thalassemia, hemoglobin Bart hydrops fetalis syndrome or Hb Bart syndrome (the more severe form) and HbH disease.

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Kernicterus usually develops in the first week of life, but may be seen up until the third week. Newborns with Rh hemolytic disease that leads to hydrops fetalis are at high risk for severe jaundice that leads to this condition.

Silent carrier-one gene affected
Thalassemia trait-two genes affected
Hemoglobin H disease-three genes affected
Alpha hydrops fetalis-four genes affected, most severe form, results in fetal or newborn death ...

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Type 4 Gaucher disease is lethal in the perinatal period and is marked by collodion skin and hydrops fetalis.

Special immune globulins, called RhoGAM, are now used to prevent this sensitization. In developed countries such as the US, hydrops fetalis and kernicterus have decreased markedly in frequency as a result of these preventive measures.

Despite the small percentage of malignant teratomas that occur in this age group, perinatal tumors have a high morbidity due to hydrops fetalis and premature delivery.

Distinctive facial features include a prominent forehead, a small chin, and, in some cases, an opening in the roof of the mouth (a cleft palate). The abdomen is enlarged, and affected infants often have a condition called hydrops fetalis in which ...

Hydrops fetalis syndrome due to Beta-thalassemia ... still birth
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Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2 ... low birth weight
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