Bilateral pleural effusion in the first trimester: a predictor of chromosomal abnormality and embryonic death?
We describe two cases of Turner's syndrome with transient bilateral pleural effusion demonstrated by transvaginal ultrasonography in the first trimester. Our cases suggest the necessity for close follow-up examination and possibly genetic counseling when pleural effusion is encountered during the first trimester.
Shimizu
T
T
Shimizu Women's Clinic, Hyogo, Japan.
Hashimoto
K
K
Shimizu
M
M
Ozaki
M
M
Murata
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000235:genetics*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal