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Fetal nuchal edema

MedGen UID:
1814394
Concept ID:
C5676830
Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0034250

Definition

Nuchal edema is considered present in a fetus at gestational week 14 or more if in the midsagittal plane of the neck, there is subcutaneous edema that produces a characteristic tremor on ballotment of the fetal head. This constitutes the severe end of the spectrum of increased nuchal fold thickness, which is defined as soft-tissue thickening of 6 mm or more, seen in the suboccipitobregmatic view of the fetal head. Nuchal edema may be confined to the neck or it may be generalized, as part of hydrops fetalis. [from HPO]

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  • CROGVFetal nuchal edema

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Pitt-Hopkins syndrome
MedGen UID:
370910
Concept ID:
C1970431
Disease or Syndrome
Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS) is characterized by significant developmental delays with moderate-to-severe intellectual disability and behavioral differences, characteristic facial features, and episodic hyperventilation and/or breath-holding while awake. Speech is significantly delayed and most individuals are nonverbal with receptive language often stronger than expressive language. Other common findings are autism spectrum disorder symptoms, sleep disturbance, stereotypic hand movements, seizures, constipation, and severe myopia.

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PubMed

Öztürk FH, Öcal FD, Erol SA, Yakut K, Öztürk M, Oguz Y, Çakar ES, Celen S, Çaglar AT
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2021 Aug;40(4):281-289. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2019.1707919. PMID: 31900003
Sparks TN, Lianoglou BR, Adami RR, Pluym ID, Holliman K, Duffy J, Downum SL, Patel S, Faubel A, Boe NM, Field NT, Murphy A, Laurent LC, Jolley J, Uy C, Slavotinek AM, Devine P, Hodoglugil U, Van Ziffle J, Sanders SJ, MacKenzie TC, Norton ME; University of California Fetal–Maternal Consortium; University of California, San Francisco Center for Maternal–Fetal Precision Medicine
N Engl J Med 2020 Oct 29;383(18):1746-1756. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2023643. PMID: 33027564Free PMC Article
Chen CP
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2012 Mar;51(1):12-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2012.01.004. PMID: 22482962

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Etiology

Drugan A, Johnson MP, Reichler A, Hume RF, Bronshtein M, Itskovicz-Eldor J, Evans MI
Fetal Diagn Ther 1996 Jan-Feb;11(1):6-8. doi: 10.1159/000264271. PMID: 8719714

Diagnosis

Koene S, Knijnenburg J, Hoffer MJV, Zwanenburg F, Haak MC, Locher H, van Beelen ESA, Santen GWE, Rotteveel LJC
Am J Med Genet A 2022 May;188(5):1578-1582. Epub 2022 Jan 27 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62669. PMID: 35084080Free PMC Article
Chen CP, Fu CH, Chern SR, Wu PS, Su JW, Lee CC, Lee MS, Wang W
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2013 Sep;52(3):401-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2013.06.005. PMID: 24075381
Brun JL, Saura R, Horovitz J, Maugey B, Taine L, Roux D, Vergnaud A
Fetal Diagn Ther 1994 Jul-Aug;9(4):246-51. doi: 10.1159/000263941. PMID: 7945905

Clinical prediction guides

Brun JL, Saura R, Horovitz J, Maugey B, Taine L, Roux D, Vergnaud A
Fetal Diagn Ther 1994 Jul-Aug;9(4):246-51. doi: 10.1159/000263941. PMID: 7945905

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