Abstract:
:We present an unusual case, in which a woman presenting with markedly decreased fetal movements at 29 weeks gestation following a recent increase in fundal height was noted sonographically to have fetal hydrops consisting of scalp edema, marked hepatomegaly, ascites, and polyhydramnios. No lethal structural congenital anomaly was noted. Admission laboratory examinations revealed a negative antibody screen and a negative RPR. Emergent cesarean section was performed due to prolonged fetal bradycardia during biophysical profile testing. The acidotic hydropic neonate weighing 1825 g was resuscitated yet succumbed at 3 hr of life following intravenous administration of antibiotics. Neonatal blood was RPR positive at 1:16. Postmortem pathology examination demonstrated severe multiorgan system failure secondary to overwhelming congenital syphilis. Extensive extramedullary hematopoiesis was noted and histopathology with Dieterle stains revealed numerous hepatic spirochetes. Postpartum reexamination of the maternal blood with serial dilutions revealed a positive RPR at 1:1024. This case emphasizes that initial negative screening for syphilis may be seen despite overwhelming infection, a condition that has been termed the "prozone effect."
journal_name
Am J Perinatoljournal_title
American journal of perinatologyauthors
Levine Z,Sherer DM,Jacobs A,Rotenberg Odoi
10.1055/s-2007-993933subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-04-01 00:00:00pages
233-6issue
4eissn
0735-1631issn
1098-8785journal_volume
15pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0035-1566308
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2000-7289
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-993900
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute physiologic changes induced by the infusion of resuscitative fluids may be harmful, resulting in the clinical sequelae of pulmonary and intraventricular hemorrhage. Using a chronically catheterized lamb model, changes in plasma sodium concentration, osmolality, hematocrit, glucose, colloid osmotic pressure, and ...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-1000056
更新日期:1983-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate formal bereavement debriefing sessions after infant death on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) staff. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective mixed methods study. Pre- and postbereavement debriefing intervention surveys were sent to clinical staff. Evaluation surveys were distribute...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0040-1716481
更新日期:2020-09-07 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999655
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae tendineae is a dramatic and life-threatening clinical situation. Rarely does this complication occur during pregnancy. We present a case of a 30-year-old woman in week 31 of her pregnancy who developed acute mitral regurgitation, secondary to bacterial endocarditis an...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994418
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994649
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999341
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1055/s-0034-1396701
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1055/s-0035-1556067
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2004-829870
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether tocolysis with nifedipine can be omitted in women with symptoms of preterm labor, a shortened cervix, and negative fetal fibronectin test. STUDY DESIGN:A randomized noninferiority trial was performed in all Dutch perinatal centers. Women with symptoms of preterm labor between 24 and 34 we...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1055/s-0034-1390346
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1055/s-0036-1571327
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0038-1670634
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-992174
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pulmonary hypoplasia is lethal in its most severe form; in less severe cases the clinical course is protracted, usually resulting in chronic lung disease. A case of unexpected survival of an infant with clinical and radiologic evidence of pulmonary hypoplasia, in whom dexamethasone was administered, is presented. Poss...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999375
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objective To evaluate if in high-risk non-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-treated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survivors, ventilatory time (VT) is correlated to and can be used as clinical marker of neurodevelopmental delay at 2 years of age. Study Design Cohort study was conducted between 2008 and...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0036-1586120
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0040-1709128
更新日期:2020-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0040-1714676
更新日期:2020-07-23 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1055/s-2003-42341
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2000-13456
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1055/s-0034-1395482
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994089
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999292
更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2005-865020
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::With the increasing survival of extremely premature infants there is a large number of them who are developing chronic lung disease (CLD), but the severity of the lung damage is considerably less than that observed in the classic form of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Because many of these infants have only a mild ...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1055/s-2001-12940
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0040-1709467
更新日期:2020-04-10 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0035-1557106
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery (SPTD) associated with transvaginal cervical length (TVCL) in an unselected cohort. STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective study of serial TVCLs in unselected twin gestations. Receiver operator curves for SPTD were constructed from TVCLs at 18, 20, 22, and ...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0038-1676484
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00