2001-07-15-11 Osteogenesis imperfecta, type II © Sosa www.thefetus.net/

Osteogenesis imperfecta, type II

Alberto Sosa Olavarr?a, MD, PhD

Perinatology Unit, Carabobo University, Valencia – Venezuela

This is a third trimester fetus with Osteogenesis Osteogenesis Imperfecta, type II (see also: Osteogenesis Imperfecta). Note the demineralization of the skull (notice how the proximal cerebral hemisphere is well visible).

Note the classical blue sclera, and the short limbs: