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Erythroblastosis fetalis, also known as Rh disease, is the only immune cause of hydrops fetalis. Rh disease is a hemolytic disease of newborns. Pregnant mothers do not always have the same blood type as their child. During birth or throughout the pregnancy, the mother may be exposed to the infant's blood.
Yao syndrome (YAOS), formerly called NOD2-associated autoinflammatory disease, [1] is an autoinflammatory syndrome involving episodes of fever and abnormal inflammation affecting many parts of the body, particularly the skin, joints, and gastrointestinal system.
Fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum and slapped cheek syndrome, [3] is a common and contagious disease caused by infection with parvovirus B19. [4] This virus was discovered in 1975 and can cause other diseases besides fifth disease. [ 5 ]
Although this treatment significantly decreases the serum levels of homocysteine, this treatment is not thought to improve health outcomes. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Due to the ineffectiveness of these treatments, it was no longer considered clinically useful to test for MTHFR in most cases of thrombophilia or recurrent pregnancy loss.
Fifth Disease, or parvovirus B19, also known as erythema infectiosum. Roseola, a viral infection occasionally still called Sixth disease, which can cause high fever and rash.
The only effective treatments for lipomas caused by familial multiple lipomatosis are liposuction or surgical removal. [6] Steroid injections may also be used to shrink the tumors by causing local fat atrophy. [7] Patients with the condition often seek removal when the lipomas are large, disfiguring, or cause pain. [2]
Thyroid disease in pregnancy can, if uncorrected, cause adverse effects on foetal and maternal well-being. [38] The deleterious effects of thyroid dysfunction can also extend beyond pregnancy and delivery to affect neurointellectual development in the early life of the child. [39]
Studies show that all of these issues can arise from lying in the supine position during late pregnancy, which can cause compression and obstruction of the inferior vena cava by the uterus. [1] Symptoms of late pregnancy inferior vena cava syndrome consist of intense pain in the right hand side, muscle twitching, hypotension, and fluid ...