Hidropesía fetal - Symptom

Síntomas:

Los síntomas dependen de la gravedad de la afección. Las formas leves pueden causar:

Hinchazón del hígado
Cambio en el color de la piel (palidez)

Las formas más severas pueden causar:

Problemas respiratorios
Hematomas o manchas similares a hematomas y de color púrpura en la piel
Insuficiencia cardíaca
Anemia severa
Ictericia severa
Hinchazón total del cuerpo

Pruebas y exámenes:

Una ecografía realizada durante el embarazo puede mostrar:

Cantidades altas de líquido amniótico
Placenta anormalmente grande
Líquido que lleva a hinchazón en los órganos y el área del vientre del bebé nonato, incluyendo el hígado, el bazo, el corazón o el área pulmonar

Se llevarán a cabo una amniocentesis y ecografías frecuentes para determinar la gravedad de la afección.

Hidropesía fetal

Reviewed last on: 5/9/2011
Kimberly G Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Abrams ME, Meredith KS, Kinnard P, Clark RH. Hydrops fetalis: a retrospective review of cases reported to a large national database and identification of risk factors associated with death. Pediatrics. 2007 Jul;120(1):84-9.

Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 7th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2005.

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