TWIN NON-IMMUNE HYDROPS FETALIS (NIHF).

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  • M.A. Taher Nuclear Medicine Centre, Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Non-Immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) is a clinical entity that affects non-Rhsensitized pregnancies and is characterized by fetal anasarca, placental edema, and often fetal serious effusions. It was first described in 1943 by E.L. Potter.' Recently we diagnosed NIHF in a twin and reporting it as a rare case.

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2023-04-13

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Taher M. TWIN NON-IMMUNE HYDROPS FETALIS (NIHF). ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 13 [cited 2025 Jan. 31];7(2):119-20. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/564

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2001): May-August

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