Prenatal three-dimensional ultrasound diagnosis of a camptomelic dysplasia.
We describe a case of camptomelic dysplasia identified prenatally with the assistance of three-dimensional ultrasonography. The typical skeletal dysplasia of camptomelic dysplasia - including anterior bowing of the tibia, with skin dimpling over a convex surface at the point of maximal deformity, and talipes equinovarus - was successfully identified using the techniques of surface-rendering, multiplanar displays and rotated volume data. Three-dimensional ultrasonography allows the diagnosis of camptomelic dysplasia, which has a poor prognosis as it is accompanied by respiratory insufficiency and spinal deformities, to be made without delay and provides information supplementary to that provided by two-dimensional ultrasound for early diagnosis of skeletal dysplasia.
Seow
K-M
KM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No. 95, Wen Chang Road, Shih Lin District, Taipei, Taiwan.
Huang
L-W
LW
Lin
Y-H
YH
Pan
H-S
HS
Tsai
Y-L
YL
Hwang
J-L
JL
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal