title: Fetal thyrotoxicosis associated with nonimmune hydrops.
abstract: The reported manifestations of thyrotoxicosis in the fetus include tachycardia, preterm birth, intrauterine growth retardation, and increased perinatal mortality. Presented is a twin pregnancy in a euthyroid mother with a history of Graves' disease and high levels of thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin G antibodies, which resulted in nonimmune hydrops in one of the twins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD 57105.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fiegen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D006111:Graves Disease; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications*