Inferior vena cava thrombosis presenting as non-immune hydrops in the fetus of a woman with diabetes.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present a rare case of non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) caused by a thrombus in the inferior vena cava in a neonate with low levels of anti-thrombin III. The diagnosis of (NIHF) was made in utero in a 43-year-old woman with poorly controlled gestational diabetes who subsequently developed pre-eclampsia. Cesarean section was performed due to fetal compromise and worsening pre-eclampsia. The thrombus resolved after neonatal treatment with heparin.
Medical subject headings
- Diabetes, Gestational
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Thrombosis
- Vena Cava, Inferior