fetal splenomegaly

Fetal splenomegaly (or simply an enlarged fetal spleen) can arise from a number of situations. It can occur with or without fetal hepatomegaly.

These include

• in utero infection
  • in utero parvovirus B19 infection
  • in utero cytomegalovirus infection
• inborn errors of metabolism
  • Gaucher disease 
  • Neimann-Pick disease 
• in association with fetal hydrops

See also

• splenomegaly
• fetal hepatosplenomegaly

Siehe auch:

• Splenomegalie
• Hydrops fetalis
• Morbus Gaucher
• fetal hepatomegaly
• in utero infection
• fetal hepatosplenomegaly
• connatale Zytomegalie
• fetal parvovirus B19 infection

und weiter:

• fetal anaemia