title: Clinico-pathological findings in non-immune hydrops fetalis.
abstract: Non-immune hydrops fetalis is becoming a relatively more important cause of hydrops as the incidence of rhesus-related hydrops falls. We describe a series of 33 cases, occurring over a 7 year period covering most of the 1980's. We found a very wide range of aetiological factors, but cardiac conditions, both structural and dysrhythmic, formed the largest subgroup (12 cases, 36%). Seven cases (22%) remained idiopathic. Prognosis was very poor, with only 4 infants surviving. Outcome was best in the cases due to intra-uterine supraventricular tachycardia. Nineteen cases were detected antenatally, but except in the cases of fetal tachyarrhythmias, this had little effect on outcome.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harahan
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kelehan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cullinane
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gillen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal