Achondrogenesis type I diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasonography at 13 weeks' gestation.
We present the first transvaginal first-trimester diagnosis of achondrogenesis type I confirmed by radiographic and histologic studies. The ultrasonographic signs included severe short limb mesomelic dwarfism, large head with decreased ossification, and lack of vertebral ossification.
Meizner
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Barnhard
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods; D014621:Vagina