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A Case of Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis Caused by Homozygous α-Thalassemia
Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition which indicates poor prognosis for the affected fetus. Although the incidence of isoimmune hydrops fetalis has decreased markedly, nonimmune hydrops fetalis cases have been more frequently reported. Nonimmune-mediated hydrops can be caused by hemoglobinopathies...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Galenos Publishing
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24385756 http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tjh.2012.0021 |
| Sumario: | Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition which indicates poor prognosis for the affected fetus. Although the incidence of isoimmune hydrops fetalis has decreased markedly, nonimmune hydrops fetalis cases have been more frequently reported. Nonimmune-mediated hydrops can be caused by hemoglobinopathies. In this report we present a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis caused by homozygous α-thalassemia. Because of the high incidence of the disease in our country, α-thalassemia should be investigated in all cases with nonimmune hydrops fetalis. Conflict of interest:None declared. |
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