A Case of Klinefelter Syndrome Combined with Hydrops Fetalis.

Cho, Jin Ho; Cho, Eun Mi; Lee, Chung No; Kim, Bung Sung; Kay, Chung Wung; Chang, Sung Woon

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1997;40(7):1523-1527.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Klinefelter Syndrome Combined with Hydrops Fetalis.

Jin Ho Cho, Eun Mi Cho, Chung No Lee, Bung Sung Kim, Chung Wung Kay, Sung Woon Chang

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kang-Nam CHA Hospital College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Korea.
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Severance Hospital College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Nonimmune hydrops fetalis(NIHF) is a heterogenous disorder resulting from a vast number of underlying pathologies. Chromsomal abnormalities underlie a large percentage of cases of NIHF in most series. There are many reports identifying the association of Turner syndrome and Trisomy 21, 18, 13 with NIHF, but few reports about Klinefelter syndrome. In this article, we experienced a case of Klinefelter syndrome combined with hydrops fetalis and report the case with brief review of literature.

Key Words: Klinefelter syndrome, Nonimmune hydrops fetalis