Rare causes of elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein. A report of three cases.
Three rare conditions--amniotic band disruption sequence, placental chorioangioma and congenital nephrosis--were diagnosed in midtrimester because of elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein. The diagnosis is important for genetic counseling and obstetric follow-up.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009401:Nephrosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000151:congenital; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000737:chemistry*
D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins