Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis: Prenatal management of ascites and pleural effusions

A 32-year-old woman gravida 4 para 3 was referred at 20 weeks of gestation (WG) to prenatal unit for voluminous fetal ascites. No fetal anemia was suspected. Antenatal tests (storage diseases, digestive enzymes, infections) and fetal karyotype (46, XY) were normal. A single puncture (172  mL) resolved ascites (lymphocytes 83%) two weeks later. A 3850 g baby was born at 39 WG without edema. Sometimes, the boy had abdominal pain, yellow complexion, no blood test was realized.

Source: Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - April 1, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Claudine Le Vaillant, Anne-Sophie Riteau, Marion Eveillard, Claire Beneteau Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research