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Re: PERICARDIAL EFFUSION

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 22:31:02 -0500 (CDT)

At Wed, 7 Aug 2002, shannon wrote: >
>OUR BABY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TINY PERICARDIAL EFFUSION. THE BABY ALSO
>HAS A 2MM LEFT SIDED CHOROID PLEXUS CYST. THESE WERE FOUND DURING A 17
>WEEK ULTRASOUND TAKEN BECAUSE MY MATERNAL SERUM SCREEN WAS POSITIVE. ALL
>OTHER PARTS OF THE FETUS WERE NORMAL.
>
>WE HAVE SINCE VISITED A GENETICS DOCTOR WHO AFTER CONSULTATION SCHEDULED
>ME FOR AN AMNIO FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ULTRASOUND IN 1 WEEK(WEEK 19).

This sounds appropriate.

>
>IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO ON PERICARDIAL EFFUSION AND CAN HELP ME EASE THE
>BURDEN PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RESPOND. THANK YOU, SHANNON

I am unaware of this being a problem in the absence of fetal anemia. 

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R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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