Hepatic vascular calcification: an early second trimester sonographic feature of idiopathic infantile arterial calcinosis.
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of idiopathic infantile arterial calcinosis has been limited to the third trimester. We report a monozygotic twin gestation for which an 18-week ultrasound detected the unique finding of hepatic vascular calcification as the earliest feature of the disorder. In contrast to previous reports, second-trimester ultrasound may permit timely diagnosis of idiopathic infantile arterial calcinosis.
Wax
J R
JR
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, USA.
Blackstone
J
J
Pinette
M G
MG
Cartin
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics