Beta-glucuronidase deficiency as a cause of prenatally diagnosed non-immune hydrops fetalis
| Autor: | K. Charels, L. De Catte, Goossens A, Walter Foulon, Ingeborg Liebaers, Willy Lissens, G. Dedobbeleer |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Amniotic fluid Hydrops Fetalis Physiology Prenatal diagnosis Kidney Ultrasonography Prenatal Pregnancy Hydrops fetalis medicine Humans Genetics (clinical) Glucuronidase Fetus medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Obstetrics Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Amniotic Fluid Fetal Blood beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases medicine.anatomical_structure embryonic structures Amniocentesis Gestation Chorionic villi Female business Spleen |
| Zdroj: | Prenatal diagnosis. 11(6) |
| ISSN: | 0197-3851 |
| Popis: | We describe a case of beta-glucuronidase deficiency presenting as a non-immune hydrops fetalis diagnosed at 26 weeks of gestation. The deficiency was disclosed on cultured amniotic fluid cells and in fetal plasma and was confirmed post-abortion. In a second pregnancy, a normal beta-glucuronidase activity was found in extracts of chorionic villi obtained at 10 weeks of gestation. The pregnancy is continuing uneventfully. We conclude that it is of great importance to verify the presence of metabolic disease whenever the major causes of hydrops fetalis have been excluded. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text