Fetal diagnosis and therapy

The most recent articles from: Fetal. Diagn. Ther. January 1997

Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Jan 1997

Case Reports

Diagnosis and successful in utero treatment of a fetal goitrous hyperthyroidism caused by maternal Graves' disease. A case report.

A case of maternal treated Graves' disease associated with hyperthyroid fetal goiter is presented. Fetal goiter is diagnosed by ultrasound and hyperthyroidism is confirmed by fetal blood sampling. ⋯ The infant is euthyroid at birth. Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of fetal thyrotoxicosis complicated with maternal Graves' disease are discussed.

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