A Challenging Diagnosis: Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia-Literature Review and Case Report

• Published in: Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 293
• Main Authors: Mehedintu, Claudia, Frincu, Francesca, Ionescu, Oana-Maria, Cirstoiu, Monica Mihaela, Sajin, Maria, Olinca, Maria, Bratila, Elvira, Petca, Aida, Carp-Veliscu, Andreea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 24.01.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Abortion; alpha-fetoprotein; Amniotic fluid; Anemia; Babies; Case reports; Cysts; Enzymes; Fetuses; Hyperplasia; molar pregnancy; Morphology; Placenta; placental mesenchymal dysplasia; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Review; Ultrasonic imaging; β-human chorionic gonadotropin; placental mesenchymal dysplasia; alpha-fetoprotein; molar pregnancy; β-human chorionic gonadotropin

We describe a 22-year-old woman (2-gravid) case who was referred to our clinic at 18 weeks of gestation for a placenta with vesicular lesions discovered on prenatal examination routine. An ultrasound exam at 31 weeks of gestation showed numerous vesicular lesions, which gradually augmented as the pr...