Case Report and Literature Review of Very Echogenic Amniotic Fluid at Term and Its Clinical Significance

Tam Genevive; Tamima Al-Dughaishi

doi:10.5001/omj.2013.129

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Case Report and Literature Review of Very Echogenic Amniotic Fluid at Term and Its Clinical Significance

Authors:

Tam Genevive | Tamima Al-Dughaishi

Publisher:

Oman Medical Specialty Board

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Oman Medical Journal 2013 vol.28 Issue 6, pp.461-463

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

39113

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

20705204

pISSN:

1999768X

DOI:

10.5001/omj.2013.129

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Abstract:

 The presence of echogenic amniotic fluid on sonography isuncommon and its clinical significance is not well appreciated.Very echogenic amniotic fluid has been attributed to meconium,blood, or vernix caseosa. Two cases of patients with echogenicamniotic fluid at term are presented here. In the first case, thepatient’s management was altered as the finding of echogenicamniotic fluid was interpreted to be thick meconium. The secondcase was induced for post-datism and the amniotic fluid was foundclear during labour. Since the first reported cases of meconiumwith echogenic amniotic fluid on sonography by Benacerraf et al.(1984), larger studies have consistently shown that echogenicityis not predictive of meconium. As with our cases, meconium wassuspected in both patients with dense echogenic amniotic fluid.Labor was induced in the first case to avoid fetal distress andasphyxia with increasing gestation. Meconium was not present ineither of our cases and both the babies were healthy.

Article Details

Case Report and Literature Review of Very Echogenic Amniotic Fluid at Term and Its Clinical Significance

Authors:

Tam Genevive | Tamima Al-Dughaishi

Publisher:

Oman Medical Specialty Board

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Oman Medical Journal 2013 vol.28 Issue 6, pp.461-463

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

39113

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

20705204

pISSN:

1999768X

DOI:

10.5001/omj.2013.129

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DISEASES

DYSTOCIA

FOETUS

UTERUS

ULTRASOUND IMAGING

DIAGNOSIS

PATIENTS

THERAPY

Prenatal ultrasound

Echogenic amniotic fluid

Thick meconium

vernix

Term-pregnancy

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Tam Genevive | Tamima Al-Dughaishi

Publisher: Oman Medical Specialty Board

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: Oman Medical Journal 2013 vol.28 Issue 6, pp.461-463

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 11/2013

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 39113

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

eISSN: 20705204

pISSN: 1999768X

DOI: 10.5001/omj.2013.129

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Tam Genevive | Tamima Al-Dughaishi

Publisher:

Oman Medical Specialty Board

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Oman Medical Journal 2013 vol.28 Issue 6, pp.461-463

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

39113

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

20705204

pISSN:

1999768X

DOI:

10.5001/omj.2013.129