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What Causes Shortening Of The Long Bones In A Fetus?
Question: my sister is 7 months pregnant and recent checkups revealed that her baby has big head and short limbs. what does that indicate? what should we do?
Brief Answer:
please upload the reports
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Please upload the ultrasound report so that I can answer you in detail.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist
please upload the reports
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Please upload the ultrasound report so that I can answer you in detail.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
ma'm i have uploaded the ultrasound reports as you have asked.
Brief Answer:
Skeletal dysplasia
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Shortening of long bones is suggestive of skeletal dysplasia in the fetus.
Skeletal dysplasia are congenital malformation which occur either due to gene mutations or chromosomal anomalies like trisomy 13, 18 and Down syndrome.
Skeletal dysplasia are of various types, some are lethal while in others, the baby survives with short hands and legs, either with or without some mental impairment.
Since no other anomaly is detected apart from short limbs in this case, this seems to be a non lethal type.
I will suggest her to go for amniocentesis to rule out any chromosomal anomalies and take further decision accordingly.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist
Skeletal dysplasia
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Shortening of long bones is suggestive of skeletal dysplasia in the fetus.
Skeletal dysplasia are congenital malformation which occur either due to gene mutations or chromosomal anomalies like trisomy 13, 18 and Down syndrome.
Skeletal dysplasia are of various types, some are lethal while in others, the baby survives with short hands and legs, either with or without some mental impairment.
Since no other anomaly is detected apart from short limbs in this case, this seems to be a non lethal type.
I will suggest her to go for amniocentesis to rule out any chromosomal anomalies and take further decision accordingly.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
thank you...
Brief Answer:
Happy to help
Detailed Answer:
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Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
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Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I am happy to have helped you.
You can get back to me for further queries by asking a direct question to me on the health care magic.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
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Dr. Raju A.T
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Dr. Deepti Verma
OBGYN, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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