Single intrauterine fetal death (fetus papyraceus) due to uterine trauma in a twin pregnancy.
Fetus papyraceus is a rare condition. We describe the intrauterine fetal death with subsequent fetus papyraceus of one twin due to blunt maternal trauma in the second trimester of pregnancy. Blunt maternal trauma should raise the clinical suspicion of fetal death and dictate further observation; in a twin pregnancy, the possibility of a single fetal death should be investigated.
Peleg
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Ferber
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A
Orvieto
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R
Bar-Hava
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I
Ben-Rafael
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Z
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014599:Uterus / Q000293:injuries*