title: Intrauterine hydrops caused by premature closure of the foramen ovale.
abstract: Intrauterine hydrops was diagnosed by two dimensional echocardiography. The fetus had a pericardial effusion and a thick interatrial septum without a foramen ovale flap. The condition was treated by giving the mother digitalis. Postnatally, the effusion had disappeared and a parachute mitral valve was found.
mesh_terms: D004070:Digitalis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis