2010-09-16-11 Case of the week #286 © Al-Asali www.TheFetus.net
Case of the week #286
February 3-17, 2011.
Othman Al-Asali, MD*, Ikram Abo-Almaged, MD*, Amal Al Taher, MD**, Manal Al-Hakeem, MD**.
* Maternity Department, Al-Hammadi Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
** Department of Radiology, Al-Hammadi Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Case report
A 24-year-old G1 P0 with unremarkable personal or family history was referred to our center for the ultrasound scan at 22 weeks of gestation. Patient had a consanguineous marriage (the parents were first-degree relatives).
TORCH examination was negative; patient suffered from anemia caused by iron deficiency.
Patient delivered prematurely at 33 weeks of gestation. The final diagnosis was consistent with our ultrasound findings.
Images 1-6: 23 weeks.



Images 7,8: 27 weeks.



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