Fetal thyrotoxicosis associated with nonimmune hydrops

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Mar;172(3):1039-40. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90040-3.

Abstract

The reported manifestations of thyrotoxicosis in the fetus include tachycardia, preterm birth, intrauterine growth retardation, and increased perinatal mortality. Presented is a twin pregnancy in a euthyroid mother with a history of Graves' disease and high levels of thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin G antibodies, which resulted in nonimmune hydrops in one of the twins.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diseases in Twins / etiology*
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases*
  • Graves Disease*
  • Humans
  • Hydrops Fetalis / etiology*
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications*
  • Thyrotoxicosis / complications*