Sonological appearance of idiopathic arterial calcification in fetus: A rare case
oleh: BR Nagaraj, Prakash Jain, Deepu Alex Thomas, M Raghu
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2009-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Idiopathic arterial calcification (IAC) is a rare disease characterized by extensive arterial wall calcification. This condition is almost always fatal. A total of 162 cases have been reported to date, with most cases diagnosed postnatally and less than 13 cases having been suspected antenatally. This case report describes a case of IAC detected antenatally with USG at 28 weeks′ gestation.