Fetal diagnosis and therapy
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Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Jul 1993
Case ReportsNeonatal hemochromatosis: a rare cause of nonimmune hydrops fetalis and fetal anemia.
Neonatal hemochromatosis is a rare inherited disorder of iron metabolism in which various tissues contain excessive amounts of iron. Only in a very few cases in which the disease is associated with fetal nonimmune hydrops is there the possibility for prenatal diagnosis. ⋯ Retrospectively, according to pathological examination, these were signs of neonatal hemochromatosis. Only the knowledge of the disease entity allows antenatal diagnosis and rational perinatal management.