Thanatophoric dysplasia, type I

Juan Carlos Quintero, MD


Cali Colombia, Centro Medico Imbanaco.Unidad de Diagnostico Prenatal.

This is a case of a primigravida, 26 years old without risks factors and no remarkable history. This is an ultrasound exam at 18 weeks of gestational age.
Findings:
Normal skull and head biometry at the 50th  Percentile for 18 weeks.

profile

Nuchal fold 3.1 mm at 18 weeks.

nuchal fold 3.1 mm

Normal profile.
Thorax circumference less than 5th percentile, short ribs with some fractures. Normal abdomen

sagital 18 weeks
torax 18 weeks

low torax-abd
abd. circunference 18 weeks


Arms and legs with severe rhizo-mesomelia, bowed bones with fractures, all measurements less than the 3rd percentile.

femur 18 weeks
18 weeks right arm 18 weeks

Normal hands and feet.

hand 18 weeks

At autopsy Thanatophoric dysplasia was confirmed.

displasia o. 18 w.
skeletal dysplasia 18 weeks

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