A Case of Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis Caused by Homozygous α-Thalassemia
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Melek Akar; Dilek Dilli; Uğur Dilmen
- Source
- Turkish Journal of Hematology, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 63-66 (2013)
- Subject
- α
-thalassemia
hydrops fetalis
nonimmune
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
RC633-647.5
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1308-5263
Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition which indicates poor prognosis for the affected fetus. Although the incidence of isoimmune hydrops fetalis has decreased markedly, nonimmune hydrops fetalis cases have been more frequently reported. Nonimmune-mediated hydrops can be caused by hemoglobinopathies. In this report we present a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis caused by homozygous α-thalassemia. Because of the high incidence of the disease in our country, α-thalassemia should be investigated in all cases with nonimmune hydrops fetalis.