Echogenic amniotic fluid
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Echogenic amniotic fluid is an uncommon finding on obstetric ultrasound.
Epidemiology
Echogenic amniotic fluid is reported to occur in ~4% of first and second-trimester ultrasound examinations 5.
Pathology
Aetiology
Echogenic amniotic fluid can be seen in normal pregnancies 2,5 but can also be seen in association with 1-5:
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vernix caseosa
- a fatty substance that covers fetus' and neonate's skin
- most common cause
- meconium contamination
- haemorrhage into the amniotic cavity
Associations
- acrania-anencephaly sequence
- harlequin ichthyosis
- epidermolysis bullosa letalis 5
- in patients with higher concentrations of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein 5
-<li>vernix caseosa<ul>-<li>fatty substance that covers fetus' and neonate's skin</li>- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/vernix-caseosa">vernix caseosa</a><ul>
- +<li>a fatty substance that covers fetus' and neonate's skin</li>
-<li><a title="Acrania-anencephaly sequence" href="/articles/acrania-anencephaly-sequence">acrania-anencephaly sequence</a></li>-<li><a title="harlequin ichthyosis" href="/articles/harlequin-ichthyosis">harlequin ichthyosis</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/acrania-anencephaly-sequence">acrania-anencephaly sequence</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/harlequin-ichthyosis">harlequin ichthyosis</a></li>
-<a title="epidermolysis bullosa letalis" href="/articles/epidermolysis-bullosa-letalis">epidermolysis bullosa letalis</a> <sup>5</sup>- +<a href="/articles/epidermolysis-bullosa-letalis">epidermolysis bullosa letalis</a> <sup>5</sup>
- +</li>
- +<li>in patients with higher concentrations of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein <sup>5</sup>
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