Nonimmune hydrops fetalis secondary to premature closure of the foramen ovale.
Premature closure of the foramen ovale is a rare cardiac anomaly. Severe right-sided heart failure accounts for the hepatomegaly, ascites, pleural and pericardial effusions, and generalized edema of these hydropic fetuses. Premature closure of the foramen ovale should be a part of the differential diagnosis when unexplained fetal hydrops is encountered.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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D005260:Female; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000150:complications; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000196:embryology*; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy