A sonographic artifact, fetal hair, mimicking a craniocervical meningocele in pregnancy complicated by hydramnios. A report of two cases.
The use of ultrasound in clinical obstetrics has provided a great opportunity to diagnose fetal developmental defects while the fetus is still in utero. Two cases of ours illustrate how an unusual sonographic artifact, fetal hair, can suggest abnormal fetal development.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006831:Polyhydramnios / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography