Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of Apert's syndrome.
A mother affected with Apert's syndrome was diagnosed by ultrasound scan at 16-17 weeks to have a fetus similarly affected. The typical features of acrocephaly and symmetrical syndactyly were seen. This is probably the first time that this condition has been diagnosed at such a gestation by ultrasound scan. The patient decided to continue the pregnancy, and intrauterine death occurred at 34 weeks. The diagnosis was confirmed by pathological examination.
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, U.K.
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D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013580:Synostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography