title: Congenital lymphedema presenting with increased nuchal translucency at 13 weeks of gestation.
abstract: Congenital lymphedema is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by chronic tissue swelling caused by deficient lymphatic drainage due to hypoplastic/aplastic lymphatic vessels and usually affecting the lower limbs. The locus of the gene has been identified in the long arm of chromosome 15. We report one case of congenital lymphedema presenting with increased nuchal translucency at 13 weeks of gestation.
authors.affiliation: Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Souka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krampl
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geerts
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Nicolaides
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018568:Crown-Rump Length; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal