Vascular abnormalities in a fetus with multiple pterygia.
We describe a 16-week fetus with a lethal multiple pterygium syndrome and hydrops. No bony abnormalities were noted on radiographic or anatomical examination. A prominent meshwork of dilated, thin-walled vessels was present in the subcutis over the entire body. This abnormal vascularity may have caused pterygium formation and death of the fetus.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000150:complications / Q000196:embryology*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D012868:Skin Abnormalities