2000-11-10-05 Case of the week #38 © Heredia www.thefetus.net/
Case #38
November 10-24, 2000
Submitted by Fernando M. Heredia, MD1, Víctor G. Quiroz, MD2, Eliana C. Selman, MD3, Carlos B. Henríquez, MD1, Philipe L. Massoc, M.D1, Gregorio M. Evans, MD1.
Hospital Regional de Concepción “Guillermo Grant Benavente”, Concepción, Chile. (1: Obstetrics and Gynecology fellow; 2: Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; 3: Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics)
A 18-year-old, G1P0, with an untreated hyperthyroidism and a history of poorly controlled rheumatic arthritis, was referred to our center at the 32nd week of gestation (with no prior ultrasound examinations), for a uterine height over the 95th percentile.
The mouth and ear
The brain
The hands and feet
The abdomen and abdominal wall
The cervical region (did not change during the examination)
Newborn head scan, pretty much like a transvaginal exam... :)
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