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Duchenne muscular dystrophy associated with fetal pleural effusion and polyhydramnios |
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| Authors: | Robert J Vosatka MD PhD Gina Brown Stephen T Moffitt |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, U.S.A.;2. Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | A case of fetal pleural effusion in a fetus affected with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is reported. This case is discussed in the context of the previous observation of frequent stillbirths among male fetuses in DMD families. |
| Keywords: | Duchenne muscular dystrophy Fetal pleural effusion |