2014-11-24-21 Osteogenesis imperfecta type II © Bronshtein www.TheFetus.net
Osteogenesis imperfecta type II
Moshe Bronshtein, MD.
Haifa, Israel.
Case report
Following images and videos show two cases of osteogenesis imperfecta type II. Case 1 was seen at 15 weeks of gestation; case two was seen at 14 weeks of gestation.
Case 1 (15 weeks of pregnancy):
Image 1, video 1: The image and video show hypomineralization of the fetal skull.
Image 2, video 2: The image and video show hypoplastic chest with deformed ribs of the fetus.
Images 3, 4, 5, and videos 3, 4, 5: The images and videos show fractures of all long bones (femur, tibia, radius), hypomineralization of the bones (note that both cortical parts of the long bones are clearly visible).
Case 2 (14 weeks of pregnancy):
In this case of osteogenesis imperfecta the only remarkable findings were fractures of the fetal femurs.
Images 6, 7, and video 6, 7: The images and videos show fractures of the fetal femurs.
Image 8: Pathological specimen showing fetal eye with blue sclera.