Infant with thanatophoric dwarfism in triplet pregnancy.
The case of a Japanese female infant with thanatophoric dwarfism, a triplet, is reported. The diagnosis was made at 18 weeks' gestation. Triplets were delivered at 30 weeks' gestation by cesarean section. Two infants, both males, were normal; the female with dwarfism died of respiratory distress 34 min after delivery. This is the first known case of one fraternal triplet being affected by thanatophoric dwarfism.
Oga
M
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
Takai
N
N
Yoshimatsu
J
J
Fujisawa
K
K
Gholbzouri
K
K
Miyakawa
I
I
D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013796:Thanatophoric Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014310:Triplets; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal