title: Hematological features of fetal triploidy: a report of 11 cases.
abstract: Using fetal blood sampling, the diagnosis of triploidy can be strongly suspected on the basis of the peculiar hematological picture. Triploid fetuses present with anemia, marked anisopoikilocytosis, and grossly increased mean corpuscular volume, associated with thrombocytopenia and significant platelet anisocytosis. These findings are of considerable immediate diagnostic value. They allow physicians to immediately counsel parents about the prognosis of the fetus. In case of fetal or neonatal distress, this information could orientate decisions about obstetrical and pediatric management while waiting for the definitive diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Département de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. patrick.hohlfeld@chuv.hospvd.ch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hohlfeld
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forestier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vial
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Tissot
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D011123:Polyploidy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins