Am J Perinatol 1991; 8(1): 44-46
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999339
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1991 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Hepatosplenomegaly as the Only Prenatal Finding in a Fetus with Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Anemia

Alessandro Ghidini, Marina Sirtori, Roberto Romero, Shaul Yarkoni, Lawrence Solomon, John C. Hobbins
  • Section of Maternal Fetal Medicine of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Department of Hematology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Publikationsdatum:
04. März 2008 (online)

ABSTRACT

A case of congenital pyruvate kinase deficiency manifested at antenatal ultrasound as isolated hepatosplenomegaly is reported and the differential diagnosis is discussed. An aggressive obstetric management and appropriate neonatal care permitted a favorable neonatal outcome.