Bilateral pleural effusion in the first trimester: a predictor of chromosomal abnormality and embryonic death?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe two cases of Turner's syndrome with transient bilateral pleural effusion demonstrated by transvaginal ultrasonography in the first trimester. Our cases suggest the necessity for close follow-up examination and possibly genetic counseling when pleural effusion is encountered during the first trimester.
Medical subject headings
- Fetal Death
- Pleural Effusion
- Turner Syndrome
- Ultrasonography, Prenatal