Hyperechoic amniotic fluid in a term pregnancy

The presence of highly echogenic amniotic fluid (AF) is uncommon, and presence creates a dilemma in the mind of the clinician. Echogenic AF has been attributed to meconium, blood, and vernix caseosa. Many studies have shown that the presence of meconium is unlikely in most cases. We report a case of...

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Autores principales: Kaluarachchi, Athula, Jayawardena, Gardie Role Malwattage Udara Ganthika Peiris, Ranaweera, Augustus Keshala Probhodana, Rishard, Mohamed Riyal Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30112323
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_83_18
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Sumario:The presence of highly echogenic amniotic fluid (AF) is uncommon, and presence creates a dilemma in the mind of the clinician. Echogenic AF has been attributed to meconium, blood, and vernix caseosa. Many studies have shown that the presence of meconium is unlikely in most cases. We report a case of highly echogenic AF detected at 37 weeks which was managed conservatively with careful fetal monitoring for further 2 weeks expecting spontaneous onset of labor. Labor was induced due to reduced fetal movements at 39 weeks. Healthy baby weighing 3130 g was delivered by cesarean section after a failed induction with prostaglandin.

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