[Non-immunologic hydrops fetalis and congenital chylothorax].
A child was born at the 37th week of pregnancy with hydrops fetalis. Hydramnios and hydrothorax had been proven by fetal ultrasonography. No fetal or maternal etiology was found. At age 4 days, at the beginning of enteral nutrition, the pleural effusion became characteristic of chylothorax. Recovery occurred after 2 weeks of parenteral nutrition. Chylothorax might be an unrecognized etiology of non immune hydrops fetalis. The relationships between both conditions and the interest of prenatal treatment are discussed.
D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy
Anasarque non immunologique et chylothorax congénital.