1996
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.08010062.x
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Antenatal sonographic diagnosis of thanatophoric dysplasia: a report of three cases and a review of the literature with special emphasis on the differential diagnosis

Abstract: A series of three cases is reported in which the diagnosis of thanatophoric dysplasia was reached at routine mid-trimester scanning in a District General Hospital. All three patients underwent termination of pregnancy with the diagnosis of thanatophoric dysplasia confirmed by postmortem radiographic and histological examinations. A review of the current literature on thanatophoric dysplasia is given, with special emphasis on the differentiation of the main types of thanatophoric dysplasia from other skeletal a… Show more

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“…É uma doença potencialmente diagnosticada durante a gestação (17) , sendo que, no presente caso, as características verificadas no ultrassom fetal possibilitaram o seu reconhecimento.…”
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“…É uma doença potencialmente diagnosticada durante a gestação (17) , sendo que, no presente caso, as características verificadas no ultrassom fetal possibilitaram o seu reconhecimento.…”
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“…De acordo com a literatura, alguns dos achados podem ser encontrados precocemente, ainda no primeiro trimestre, como o encurtamento de ossos longos (7,17,18) e o aumento da translucência nucal (provavelmente resultante da compressão do fluxo vascular devido ao tórax estreito). Este último, inclusive, pode ser a única anormalidade encontrada nesse período gestacional (5) .…”
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