title: Increased fetal endocardial echogenicity mimicking endocardial fibroelastosis following maternal organophosphorus poisoning and its complete regression in utero.
abstract: Fetal endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) has been diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonography in the past few years. A typical case of isolated endocardial fibroelastosis is illustrated here, in a fetus of 22 weeks of gestational age exposed to maternal organophosphorus poisoning at 20 weeks. No other structural cardiac or other systemic anomalies were detected in this fetus. The abnormal fetal echocardiographic features mimicking endocardial fibroelastosis completely regressed after 14 weeks and a normal full-term baby was delivered. Postnatal echocardiogram showed normal cardiac parameters. The diagnostic features mimicking EFE following maternal organophosphorus poisoning at 20 weeks of gestational age and the subsequent complete reversal of these changes after 14 weeks of diagnosis are reported for the first time in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasonography, Balku's Scan, PVS Hospital, Calicut 2, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Karippaliyil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasonography, Balku's Scan, PVS Hospital, Calicut 2, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Kannan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Misha
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasonography, Balku's Scan, PVS Hospital, Calicut 2, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Karippaliyil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Milind
keywords: Fetal anomaly; fetal cardiac anomaly; fetal cardiomyopathy; fetal echocardiography; fetal endocardial fibroelastosis; fetal organophosphorus poisoning