Abstract |
Jarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS) or spondylothoracic dysotosis causes early newborn death from respiratory insufficiency. Prenatal diagnosis is possible using fetal ultrasound, but requires a high level of suspicion and definitive diagnosis may be delayed well into the second trimester. We present a case in which a combination of three-dimensional ultrasound and measurement of nuchal translucency thickness allowed successful detection of recurrent JLS at 12 weeks' gestation.
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Authors | A D Hull, G James, D H Pretorius |
Journal | Prenatal diagnosis
(Prenat Diagn)
Vol. 21
Issue 5
Pg. 390-4
(May 2001)
ISSN: 0197-3851 [Print] England |
PMID | 11360281
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
Topics |
- Abnormalities, Multiple
(diagnostic imaging)
- Abortion, Eugenic
- Adult
- Bone Diseases, Developmental
(diagnostic imaging)
- Female
- Humans
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional
- Neck
(abnormalities, diagnostic imaging)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Trimester, First
- Ribs
(abnormalities, diagnostic imaging)
- Spine
(abnormalities, diagnostic imaging)
- Syndrome
- Ultrasonography, Prenatal
(methods)
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