2011-02-23-11 Case of the week #300 © Jeanty www.TheFetus.net

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Case of the week #300

August 19, September 1- 2011.

Philippe Jeanty, MD Ph.D., Eva Leinart, MD. PhD.

Inner Vision Women's Ultrasound, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.


 Case report

This is a case of a 34-year-old woman, G3P2 who presented for a routine ultrasound scan at 19 weeks of gestation. She complained of a vague chest pain and was a 1-pack-a-day smoker. Her previous pregnancies were uncomplicated.
The images below represent 34 of the 68 images that were obtained. No significant images were left out.

3 months after delivery, the mother dies abruptly.

Images 1-34: 19 weeks.





















 

 



 











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