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Triploid twin gestation with single fetal demise associated with partial mole and pre‐eclampsia
Author(s) -
Okumura Maria,
Fushida Koji,
Francisco Rossana Pulcineli Vieira,
Schultz Regina,
Zugaib Marcelo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2205-0140
pISSN - 1836-6864
DOI - 10.1002/ajum.12064
Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , eclampsia , obstetrics , placenta , fetus , pathological , twin pregnancy , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Both partial mole and twin gestation are conditions associated with the risk of the early onset of pre‐eclampsia. In cases of twin gestation, the death or selective termination of a severely growth‐restricted fetus may lead to the reversal of maternal pre‐eclampsia because of the involution or death of the pathological placenta, as has been reported by some authors. This case demonstrates that in a twin triploid gestation, in spite of the demise of one of the fetuses, the respective partial molar placenta can continue to grow and may contribute to the development or to the worsening of the pre‐eclampsia.