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A Delucca

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[Transitory osteoporosis in pregnancy; diagnosis with MRI. Case report].

A case of transitory osteoporosis of the hips in pregnancy is reported. Through knowledge of the typical course of the disease and exact diagnosis with MRI, expensive therapy can be avoided. Suspicion of a transitory osteoporosis in pregnancy is a clear indication for performing an MRI.

Adult

[Detection of varicella virus with a DNA probe in fetal blood and amniotic fluid].

In our Centre for Prenatal Diagnosis, we undertook a punctuation of the umbilical cord on a pregnant woman infected with varicella, complicated by viral encephalitis, to diagnose a foetal viraemia. In cooperation with the Toma Laboratory and Clonit Ltd., who have long been working on the development of specific viral genome probes, we succeeded in proving, that the foetus had contracted varicella.

Adult

[HELLP syndrome].

The Hellp syndrome is a rare complication of hypertension in pregnancy, characterized by haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and thrombocytopenia. Since the disease progresses very rapidly, it is important for successful treatment, to make an early diagnosis, evaluating the typical laboratory data changes, which are evident prior to clinical manifestations. Means of diagnosis and therapeutic approach are described, on the basis of personal experience.

Anemia, Hemolytic