Abstract
A 21 ‐year‐old woman with progressively deforming or type III osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) presented for prenatal counselling and diagnosis at 10 weeks' gestation. Family history was non‐contributory. At 14.8 weeks' gestation, ultrasonographic examination revealed fetal skeletal hypomineralization, easily compressible fetal cranium, and thickened long bones, indicating that the fetus was also affected. Confirmation of the prenatal diagnosis of OI type III was made following a Caesarean section birth of a male infant with multiple skeletal deformities and blue sclerae implying, in this case, autosomal dominant inheritance.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 705-710 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Prenatal Diagnosis |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1991 |
Keywords
- Osteogenesis imperfecta type III
- Prenatal diagnosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics(clinical)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology