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How is fetal anemia brought on by fifth disease treated?
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Fetal anemia caused by fifth disease may resolve on its own. If the fetus is at risk for heart failure, a fetal blood transfusion may be performed. The mother also may receive medication that passes through the placenta to the fetus.
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What is medical diagnosis 8290?
Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia
How do pregnancy contribute aplastic anemia?
it could be an autoimmune process, where fetal cells destroy the innate bone marrow cells of mother as in graft vs. host disease.
What are the dangers of infection with fifth disease during pregnancy?
Although not usually dangerous, fifth disease contracted early in pregnancy can cause miscarriage or severe fetal anemia (low blood count ) that can lead to congestive heart failure.
What evaluation is used to diagnose fetal fifth disease?
Ultrasound is used to diagnose fetal fifth disease.
How is fetal toxoplasmosis treated?
Fetal toxoplasmosis may be treated by giving the mother pyrimethamine and sulfonamides such as sulfadiazine during the later second and third trimesters.
Should fetal tissue be used to treat disease?
I believe that fetal tissue should not be used to treat disease because it can actually cause other disease by treating it for disease its impact is dangerous for the human cells.
When is it necessary to resort to fetal surgery rather than other techniques?
Open fetal surgery is used for conditions that cannot be treated endoscopically.
What is one of the fetal abnormalities that may be treated by fetal surgery?
Myelomeningocele. Also called spina bifida, myelomeningocele is a condition in which the spine fails to close properly during early fetal development.
How are GBS-carriers treated?
Most GBS-carriers are treated with intravenous antibiotics--from membrane rupture through labor--to prevent fetal transmission.
Can you tell if an infant has fetal alcohol syndrome?
Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by the mother being an alcoholic and drinking while she is pregnant. It is not a disease that can be passed on to anyone.
Is fetal alcohol syndrome infectious?
no fetal alcohol syndrome is a disease in which a mother to be abuses alcohol which usually and most often results in various deformations of the fetus/infant.
What is one of many fetal abnormalities that may be treated by endoscopic fetoscopy?
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).
