Familial non-immune hydrops fetalis and congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia.
We report on three siblings with non-immune hydrops fetalis. Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia was diagnosed in two of them. One of these, a girl still alive and suffering from frequent airway infections, has bilateral pleural effusions and distal congenital lymphoedema.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first report of non-immune hydrops fetalis and congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia occurring in siblings.
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Bergen, Norway. pal.r.njolstad@bkb.haukeland.no
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Njølstad
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Reigstad
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Westby
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Espeland
D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000151:congenital*; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology