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Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition in which abnormal amounts of fluid build up in two or more body areas of a fetus or newborn.
See also: Erythroblastosis fetalis
There are two types of hydrops fetalis. The exact cause depends on which form a baby has.
The rate of immune hydrops fetalis has dropped dramatically since the introduction of a medicine called RhoGAM, used to treat mothers at risk for Rh incompatibility.
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