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Fetal disorder

MedGen UID:
8822
•Concept ID:
C0015929
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Fetal; Diseases, Fetal; Fetal Disease; Fetal Diseases
SNOMED CT: Fetal disorder (70591005); Fetal disease (70591005)

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder which occurs in the fetus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFetal disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

CC2D2A mutations in Meckel and Joubert syndromes indicate a genotype-phenotype correlation.
Mougou-Zerelli S, Thomas S, Szenker E, Audollent S, Elkhartoufi N, Babarit C, Romano S, Salomon R, Amiel J, Esculpavit C, Gonzales M, Escudier E, Leheup B, Loget P, Odent S, Roume J, Gérard M, Delezoide AL, Khung S, Patrier S, Cordier MP, Bouvier R, Martinovic J, Gubler MC, Boddaert N, Munnich A, Encha-Razavi F, Valente EM, Saad A, Saunier S, Vekemans M, Attié-Bitach T
Hum Mutat 2009 Nov;30(11):1574-82. doi: 10.1002/humu.21116. PMID: 19777577Free PMC Article
Attitudes of Mexican geneticists towards prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion.
Carnevale A, Lisker R, Villa AR, Armendares S
Am J Med Genet 1998 Feb 3;75(4):426-31. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19980203)75:4<426::aid-ajmg16>3.0.co;2-q. PMID: 9482653
Outpatient abortion for fetal anomaly and fetal death from 15-34 menstrual weeks' gestation: techniques and clinical management.
Hern WM, Zen C, Ferguson KA, Hart V, Haseman MV
Obstet Gynecol 1993 Feb;81(2):301-6. PMID: 8423969

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Targeted drug delivery for maternal and perinatal health: Challenges and opportunities.
Sharma A, Sah N, Kannan S, Kannan RM
Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021 Oct;177:113950. Epub 2021 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113950. PMID: 34454979Free PMC Article
Attitudes of Mexican geneticists towards prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion.
Carnevale A, Lisker R, Villa AR, Armendares S
Am J Med Genet 1998 Feb 3;75(4):426-31. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19980203)75:4<426::aid-ajmg16>3.0.co;2-q. PMID: 9482653
Immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: autoimmune and alloimmune.
Bussel JB
J Reprod Immunol 1997 Dec 15;37(1):35-61. doi: 10.1016/s0165-0378(97)00072-7. PMID: 9501289
In utero drug therapy.
Rayburn WF, Payne GG Jr
Pharmacol Ther 1993;58(2):237-47. doi: 10.1016/0163-7258(93)90051-e. PMID: 8415880
Fetal growth disturbances.
Doubilet PM, Benson CB
Semin Roentgenol 1990 Oct;25(4):309-16. doi: 10.1016/0037-198x(90)90062-9. PMID: 2237475

Diagnosis

Targeted drug delivery for maternal and perinatal health: Challenges and opportunities.
Sharma A, Sah N, Kannan S, Kannan RM
Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021 Oct;177:113950. Epub 2021 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113950. PMID: 34454979Free PMC Article
Fetal diagnostic indications for second and third trimester outpatient pregnancy termination.
Hern WM
Prenat Diagn 2014 May;34(5):438-44. Epub 2014 Feb 27 doi: 10.1002/pd.4324. PMID: 24424620Free PMC Article
Fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Bussel JB, Zabusky MR, Berkowitz RL, McFarland JG
N Engl J Med 1997 Jul 3;337(1):22-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199707033370104. PMID: 9203427
Outpatient abortion for fetal anomaly and fetal death from 15-34 menstrual weeks' gestation: techniques and clinical management.
Hern WM, Zen C, Ferguson KA, Hart V, Haseman MV
Obstet Gynecol 1993 Feb;81(2):301-6. PMID: 8423969
Fetal growth disturbances.
Doubilet PM, Benson CB
Semin Roentgenol 1990 Oct;25(4):309-16. doi: 10.1016/0037-198x(90)90062-9. PMID: 2237475

Therapy

Targeted drug delivery for maternal and perinatal health: Challenges and opportunities.
Sharma A, Sah N, Kannan S, Kannan RM
Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021 Oct;177:113950. Epub 2021 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113950. PMID: 34454979Free PMC Article
Elective cervical ripening in women beyond the 290th day of pregnancy: a randomized trial comparing 2 dinoprostone preparations.
Facchinetti F, Venturini P, Fazzio M, Volpe A
J Reprod Med 2007 Oct;52(10):945-9. PMID: 17977171
Successful treatment of alloimmune thrombocytopenia using corticosteroid therapy in a woman with two consecutive neonatal deaths--case report.
Radoncić E, Delmis J, Pfeifer D, Mayer D
Acta Med Croatica 2000;54(3):125-7. PMID: 11268790
The Mirror syndrome.
Midgley DY, Harding K
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2000 Feb;88(2):201-2. doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(99)00147-5. PMID: 10690681
Fetal drug therapy: an overview of selected conditions.
Rayburn WF
Obstet Gynecol Surv 1992 Jan;47(1):1-9. PMID: 1734331

Prognosis

Fetal diagnostic indications for second and third trimester outpatient pregnancy termination.
Hern WM
Prenat Diagn 2014 May;34(5):438-44. Epub 2014 Feb 27 doi: 10.1002/pd.4324. PMID: 24424620Free PMC Article
Rupture of fetal ductus arteriosus aneurysm.
Tongsong T, Chanprapaph P, Sittiwangkul R, Sirichotiyakul S
Obstet Gynecol 2005 May;105(5 Pt 2):1275-8. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000160486.37321.d1. PMID: 15863609
Immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: autoimmune and alloimmune.
Bussel JB
J Reprod Immunol 1997 Dec 15;37(1):35-61. doi: 10.1016/s0165-0378(97)00072-7. PMID: 9501289
Fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Bussel JB, Zabusky MR, Berkowitz RL, McFarland JG
N Engl J Med 1997 Jul 3;337(1):22-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199707033370104. PMID: 9203427
Fetal growth disturbances.
Doubilet PM, Benson CB
Semin Roentgenol 1990 Oct;25(4):309-16. doi: 10.1016/0037-198x(90)90062-9. PMID: 2237475

Clinical prediction guides

Detailed multigrade evaluation of fetal disorders with the quantified actocardiogram.
Maeda K, Iwabe T, Yoshida S, Ito T, Minagawa Y, Morokuma S, Pooh RK, Fuchiwaki T
J Perinat Med 2009;37(4):392-6. doi: 10.1515/JPM.2009.056. PMID: 19290849
Immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: autoimmune and alloimmune.
Bussel JB
J Reprod Immunol 1997 Dec 15;37(1):35-61. doi: 10.1016/s0165-0378(97)00072-7. PMID: 9501289
Fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Bussel JB, Zabusky MR, Berkowitz RL, McFarland JG
N Engl J Med 1997 Jul 3;337(1):22-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199707033370104. PMID: 9203427
Nurses' attitudes towards termination of pregnancy.
Marshall SL, Gould D, Roberts J
J Adv Nurs 1994 Sep;20(3):567-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1994.tb02397.x. PMID: 7963066
Fetal growth disturbances.
Doubilet PM, Benson CB
Semin Roentgenol 1990 Oct;25(4):309-16. doi: 10.1016/0037-198x(90)90062-9. PMID: 2237475

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