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| Year : 2009 |
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Sonological appearance of idiopathic arterial calcification in fetus: A rare case
BR Nagaraj, Prakash Jain, Deepu Alex Thomas, M Raghu
Department of Radio Diagnosis, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
M Raghu
Room No 39, BMC PG Hostel for Men, Near Royan Circle, 1st Main Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore - 560 018
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.54876
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Idiopathic arterial calcification (IAC) is a rare disease characterized by extensive arterial wall calcification. This condition is almost always fatal. A total of 162 cases have been reported to date, with most cases diagnosed postnatally and less than 13 cases having been suspected antenatally. This case report describes a case of IAC detected antenatally with USG at 28 weeks' gestation. |
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