Unexpected intrauterine death following resolution of hydrops fetalis after betamethasone treatment in a fetus with a large cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 610-612

  Leung, W C ^a,b   Ngai, C ^a   Lam, T P W ^a   Chan, K L ^a   Lao, T T ^a   Tang, M H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; CAML; Corticosteroid therapy; Cystic adenomatoid malformation; Fetal lung lesion; Hydrops

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS MORTALITY; HUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BETAMETHASONE; CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION OF LUNG, CONGENITAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 20644465404     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1912     Document Type: Article

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