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Picture of the Month
N. F. Nik Abdul Rashid, MD;
Jayendra Sharma, MD
From the Department of Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health
Center, Bronx, NY.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:961-962.
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AN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC examination performed on the fetus of a 23-year-old
primigravida woman at 36 weeks' gestation revealed multiple densities in the
right and left ventricles (Figure 1). An earlier fetal echocardiographic examination, performed at 20 weeks' gestation, had normal findings. The mother had received prenatal
care throughout her pregnancy, which was without complications or known risk
factors. Antenatal screening studies were all normal. The mother's medical
history was unremarkable. She took multivitamins and ferrous sulfate regularly
and denied ingestion or abuse of alcohol or illicit drugs. Family history
was positive for a seizure disorder in a sibling of the mother. There was
no family history of fetal death, cardiac or renal diseases, or mental retardation.
On physical examination, multiple erythematous papules were noted over the
mother's nose and cheeks (Figure 2).
The infant was born at term . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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