Echogenic amniotic fluid
Updates to Article Attributes
Body
was changed:
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 various conditions1-5:
First trimester :
- hemorrhage into the amniotic cavity
Second trimester :
-
vernix caseosa
- a fatty substance that covers fetus' and neonate's skin
- most common cause
- meconium contamination
-
haemorrhagehemorrhage into the amniotic cavity
Associations
- acrania-anencephaly sequence
- harlequin ichthyosis
- epidermolysis bullosa letalis5
- in patients with higher concentrations of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein 5
Third Trimester
- vernix caseosa
- meconium contamination
-<p><strong>Echogenic amniotic fluid</strong> is an uncommon finding on obstetric ultrasound. </p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>Echogenic amniotic fluid is reported to occur in ~4% of first and second-trimester ultrasound examinations <sup>5</sup>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Aetiology</h5><p>Echogenic amniotic fluid can be seen in normal pregnancies <sup>2,5</sup> but can also be seen in association with <sup>1-5</sup>: </p><ul>- +<p><strong>Echogenic amniotic fluid</strong> is an uncommon finding on obstetric ultrasound. </p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>Echogenic amniotic fluid is reported to occur in ~4% of first and second-trimester ultrasound examinations <sup>5</sup>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Aetiology</h5><p>Echogenic amniotic fluid can be seen in normal pregnancies <sup>2,5</sup> but can also be seen in association with various conditions<sup>1-5</sup>: </p><h6>First trimester : </h6><ul><li>hemorrhage into the amniotic cavity</li></ul><h6>Second trimester :</h6><ul>
-<li>haemorrhage into the amniotic cavity</li>-</ul><h5>Associations</h5><ul>- +<li>hemorrhage into the amniotic cavity</li>
-<a 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>
- +</ul><h6>Third Trimester</h6><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/vernix-caseosa">vernix caseosa</a></li>
- +<li>meconium contamination</li>
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.