tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14398126183942937472024-03-08T15:24:59.622-08:00Hydrops Fetalis SupportUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439812618394293747.post-57976704174106703672015-08-18T23:06:00.001-07:002016-10-09T02:58:49.346-07:00<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">What is Hydrops Fetalis?</span><br /><br />Hydrops Fetalis also known as <em>Fetal Hydrops</em> is a condition diagnosed during pregnancy to the unborn baby. This condition is an abnormal collection of fluid in at least two areas. Hydrops Fetalis is not a disease, it is a symptom of an underlying cause. Even a baby who starts out very healthy baby can develop Hydrops Fetalis from something as simple as an infection.<br /><br />The areas fluid may collect is:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Edema (under the skin)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Around the heart (pericardial effusion)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In or around the lungs (pleural effusion)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The abdominal cavity (ascites)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hydrops Fetalis is most commonly diagnosed by ultrasound. The ultrasound shows where the fluid is located and other things that may be present (high amount of amniotic fluid, thickened placenta, any visible heart conditions, cystic hygroma, and any enlarged organs commonly the heart, spleen, or liver).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">There is two different categories:</span><br /><em><strong>Immune Hydrops Fetalis</strong></em>: this is a severe Rh incompatibility. This is when the mother has Rh negative blood and the baby has Rh positive blood. The mothers body make antibodies against the babies Rh positive blood and these antibodies cross the placenta and cover and destroy the baby's red blood cells. This makes the baby severely anemic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong><em>Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis</em></strong>: which results makes up more than 90% of cases. This is when the mother does not have negative blood type and the baby positive blood type. The causes for Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis are many there are still unknown, but the most common causes are the following...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Starting with the most common causes:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Severe Anemia (commonly from congenital infections, fetal hemorrhage or thalassemia) <a href="http://hydropsfetalis.blogspot.com/p/infections.html" target="_blank">Click Here</a> to view a list of infections</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Heart defects or lung problems (</span><a href="http://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/congenital-cystic-adenomatoid-malformation-ccam#.VdwAx2xRHIU" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">CCAM</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chylothorax</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chromosomal abnormalities</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tumors or other masses<span style="background-color: white;"> (<a href="http://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/sacrococcygeal-teratoma-sct#.VdwAz2xRHIU" target="_blank">sacrococcygeal teratoma</a> , </span><span style="background-color: white;">fetal adrenal neuroblastoma)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Problems with the placenta or umbilical cord</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Twin to Twin transfusion</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Obstruction to normal lymphatic flow</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Liver disease</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Metabolic disorders</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001576.htm" target="_blank">Congenital nephrosis</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150923083425.htm" target="_blank">Defect in the PIEZO1 gene</a></span></li>
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