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Properitoneal fat mimicking free air in an infant of a diabetic mother

Journal of Perinatology volume 31, pages 687–688 (2011)Cite this article

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A 36-week gestation female was born to a 23-year-old G5P1122 by cesarean section because of non-reassuring fetal heart rate and breech presentation. Apgar scores were 1, 7 and 8 at 1, 5 and 10 min, respectively. The mother had poorly controlled insulin-dependent gestational diabetes mellitus. The infant's birth weight was 3905 g and was greater than the 90th percentile for gestational age. Her head circumference was 35 cm, and the length was 49.5 cm.

The infant of a diabetic mother (IDM) can present with various classic findings on a plain radiograph. Findings such as skinfold thickness, macrosomia, cardiomegaly, hepatomegaly, fractures of clavicle and humerus, paralyzed diaphragm, sacral agenesis, hemivertebrae and absent femurs are all radiographic findings associated with IDM.1

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  1. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    H Chung, T Jacks & L D Lilien

  2. Division of Neonatology, Neonatology Associates Ltd, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA

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Chung, H., Jacks, T. & Lilien, L. Properitoneal fat mimicking free air in an infant of a diabetic mother. J Perinatol 31, 687–688 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2011.42

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