Evaluation of two-dimensional ultrasound fetal thymus size in correlation to infection parameters in pregnancies complicated with preterm premature rupture of membranes

Evaluation of two-dimensional ultrasound fetal thymus size in correlation to infection parameters in pregnancies complicated with preterm premature rupture of membranes

Background/aim The thymus is essential for developing the fetal immune system and may show involution upon exposure to acute stress. Early detection of intrauterine infection is urgently needed to avoid fetal affection and sepsis. The present study aims to correlate the fetal thymus size with the in...

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Main Authors: Amal Kotb Abdallah, Mohamed Mohesen, Nagwan Kamal, Sahar Mahmoud Abd Elsalam, Sondos Salem, Ehab Salama, Mazen Abdel-Rasheed, Mohamed Eweis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of the Arab Society for Medical Research
Subjects:
chorioamnionitis
preterm premature rupture of membranes
thymus gland
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jasmr.jasmr_6_23
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