hydrops fetalis
Severe fetal swelling
Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition in which abnormal fluid accumulates in a fetus's body cavities and tissues—around the heart, lungs, and abdomen, or beneath the skin.
It results from severe anemia, infection, heart defects, or genetic abnormalities, and often proves fatal without treatment.
The condition may be detected on ultrasound as generalized swelling.
pathophysiology
Abdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- pericardial effusionFluid accumulation in heart membrane
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- hepatomegalyPathological liver enlargement
prognosis
Late-term pregnancy loss
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- high-riskInvolving significant danger
- survival rateShare of survivors measured
diagnosis
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- nuchal translucencyFetal neck-fold thickness assessment
etiology
Structural or numerical DNA error
- cytomegalovirusWidespread herpes-type infection agent
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- syphilisSpirochete-caused venereal infection
- metabolic disorderImpaired cellular chemical processing
treatment
Shipment before expected time
- perinatologistDoctor for high-risk pregnancies
- supportive careMedical comfort without cure
ascites
Abdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- pericardial effusionFluid accumulation in heart membrane
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- hepatomegalyPathological liver enlargement
stillbirth
Late-term pregnancy loss
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- high-riskInvolving significant danger
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- nuchal translucencyFetal neck-fold thickness assessment
chromosomal abnormality
Structural or numerical DNA error
- cytomegalovirusWidespread herpes-type infection agent
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- syphilisSpirochete-caused venereal infection
early delivery
Shipment before expected time
- perinatologistDoctor for high-risk pregnancies
- supportive careMedical comfort without cure
- birth defectsbirth defect, birth defects, malformation, cleft lip, cleft palate
- fetal diseases
- infant ailmentsjaundice, respiratory distress, prematurity, low birth weight, apnea
- newborn bloodcord blood, bilirubin, jaundice, Rh factor, blood type
- newborn complicationsrespiratory distress, jaundice, hypoglycemia, sepsis, preterm birth
- Pregnancy Issuesmiscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, stillbirth