Fetal Disorders and Anomalies w/out Genetics Flashcards
How do you define alloimmunization?
Immune response to foreign antigens from another human
What is an indirect Coomb’s test?
Antibody screen in serum
What are possible sources of allommunization to the D antigen group?
Prior fetus with Rh+ antigen
Prior blood transfusion
What red cell antigens comprise the Rh antigen group?
C c D E e
What is Du antigen, and do you give rhogam?
Weak D antigen, yes we still give rhogam
What are the fetal risks in an alloimmunized pregnancy?
fetal anemia
hydrops
death
erythroblastosis fetalis
What is the cause of fetal anemia in an alloimmunized pregnancy?
Antibodies against fetal antigen that are destroying fetal RBCs
What is hemolytic disease of the newborn?
Hemolysis and anemia in the fetus due to Fetal RBC distruction by maternal alloantibodies that have crossed into the fetal circulation
When a positive antibody screen is identified, what are the next steps in your evaluation of the patient?
History to see if exposed
Paternal testing to assess risk
Fetal testing to assess risk
Serial titers until critical titer is reached (every 4 weeks)
MCA Dopplers once critical titer is reached
What is the mode of inheritance of red cell antigens?
Autosomal dominant for Rh
Co-dominant for ABO
When do RBC antigens first appear?
38 days
How likely is a Rh negative woman to get sensitized without rhogam?
What if she gets Rhogam postpartum?
What if she gets Rhogam at 28 weeks and postpartum?
16%
- 6%
- 16%
How much blood exposure does one 300mcg Rhogam protect you from?
30mL
What is a Kleihauer betke?
Maternal blood in acid elution, moms cells destroyed by Acid, HbF identified with stain.
Calculate % of fetal cells to maternal cells. Mutiply by 50, divide by 30 and thats how many vials of rhogam to give
If the father of the baby is homozygous for red cell antigen of interest, what is the likelhood of the fetus being at risk for hemolytic disease of the newborn?
What if the father is heterozygous?
Homozygous: 100%
Heterozygous: 50%
How can you determine fetal red cell antigen status?
Cell free DNA, Amniocentesis
If the fetal red cell antigen status is unknown, how will you follow the patient if this is her first alloimmunized pregnancy?
Can do paternal antigen testing, if negative and paternity is 100%
No further testing
If paternal testing is positive then monthly titers until she reaches critical titer
If the fetal red cell antigen status is unknown, how will you follow the patient if this is a subsequent alloimmunized pregnancy?
In a previously affected fetus, just skip to MCA Dopplers every 1-2 weeks starting at 16-18 weeks.
What is the role of antibody titers in a first alloimmunized pregnancy?
First alloimmunuzed pregnancy: Assess for a critical titer and the need for MCA testing for anemia
Subsequent alloimmunuzed pregnancy: No role for titers
What do you consider to be a critical antibody titer?
1:16 or higher
Once a critical antibody titer is identified, how does your management change?
Start MCA Doppler velocimetry weekly assessing for anemia and also evaluating for fetal hydrops
How do MCA Dopplers identify anemia?
As anemia worsensblood is less viscous and gets shunted to brain
Net result is an increased in the velocity of flow in MCA
Describe how you perform an MCA Doppler PSV assessment?
MCA near its origin Side closer to probe No fetal movement / breathing Zero angle of approach (no angle correction) Circle of willis visible 3 measurements, use the highest value
What does an MCA PSV >1.5MoM indicate?
Suggestive of fetal anemia
How do you manage the patient if an MCA PSV >1.5 at 20 weeks?
PUBS
How do you manage the patient if an MCA PSV >1.5 at 30 weeks?
PUBS
When do you deliver if MCA is >1.5?
When do you deliver if MCA is <1.5?
> 1.5: 35 weeks
<1.5: 37-38w6d
What are the risks of fetal blood sampling?
Fetal loss (1-2%)
Bradycardia
Rupture of membranes
Infection
At what Hematocrit cutoff do you transfuse?
<30%
Describe how a fetal blood sampling is performed?
Placental umbilical cord insertion preferred.
Use umbilical vein to decrease the risk of fetal bradycardia.
Don’t transfuse if hematocrit is greater than 30%.
Goal HCT is between 35-40%
What kind of blood is transfused?
Fresh, leukoreduced, O negative, washed, CMV negative, irradiated blood
At what fetal Hb does hydrops usually occur?
<5g/dL
When do you recommend delivery in an alloimmunized patient in her first alloimmunized pregnancy who has not reached critical titers?
39 weeks
When do you recommend delivery in an alloimmunized patient in her first alloimmunized pregnancy who has received a fetal transfusion?
Transfuse up to 35 weeks and deliver at 37-38 weeks
Which non D red cell antigens are not associated with hemolytic disease of the newborn?
Lewis and Lutheran
What are possible sources of allommunization to the kell antigen?
Blood transfusion, paternal antigen from prior pregnancy
Why does the kell antigen cause greater risks for fetal anemia?
It attacks erythroid progenitor cells in bone marrow
When a positive antibody screen of non D antibodies is identified, what are the next steps in your evaluation of the patient?
See if they are associated with hemolytic disease of the fetus and if they are get paternal antigen testing
If the fetal red cell (non-D) antigen status is unknown, how will you follow the patient if this is her first alloimmunized pregnancy?
What if it’s a subsequent alloimmunuzed pregnancy
First alloimmunized pregnancy:
Titers q 4 weeks
Unles it’s Kell in which case I skip to MCA Dopplers q 1-2 weeks
Subsequent alloimmunized pregnancy:
Skip to MCA Dopplers q 1-2 weeks starting at 16-18 weeks
What do you consider to be a critical kell antibody titer?
Any titer as Kell isoimmunization at even low titers has been associated with hemolytic disease
How does management of a kell alloimmunized pregnancy differ from management of other non-D red cell antibodies associated with hemolytic disease of the newborn?
No need for titers as Kell isoimmunization at even low titers has been associated with hemolytic disease
What is FNAIT?
How do these fetuses present?
Fetal/Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
Maternal antigens against fetal platelets
Platelet count < 100,000 at birth or 7 days from birth
OR
Fetal intracranial hemorrhage in the absence of other causes
What are the fetal risks of FNAIT?
Fetal intracranial hemorrhage
What patients are candidates for a workup of possible FNAIT?
History of a prior fetus with ICH or thrombocytopenia <100k in first 7 days of life
What questions / labs should you ask/perform in a history of a baby with thrombocytopenia to assess whether a NAIT workup is necessary?
Maternal platelet count
US findings during that pregnancy (brain bleed)
Sister with a history of a child with NAIT
Is this the same partner as prior pregnancy?
When working up a patient for FNAIT, what workup do you perform?
Platelet antigen testing (Look for maternal/paternal incompatibility)
Then test for antibodies
What are the most common platelet antigens involved with FNAIT?
HPA1a (mom HPA-1a homozygous negative, dad HPA-1a homozygous or heterozygous)
HPA-5b less common
HPA-4 in asians
What % of FNAIT is cuased by HPA-1a platelet antigen?
85%
You perform HPA-1a/b platelet antigen testing on both parents. Results are as follows: Mom negative for HPA-1a/b antigens, Dad positive for HPA-1a antigen, negative for HPA-1b antigen. How do you interpret these results? Based on these results, what is the next step in your evaluation?
Mom is negative for the platelet antigen and dad positive, this means that there is a risk of NAIT.
Next step is testing for HPA-1a antibodies in the mom.
You order maternal platelet antibody testing. The patient returns positive for HPA-1a antibodies. You perform genotype testing and determine the mother is homzygous HPA-1b/1b and father is homozygous HPA-1a/1a. Base on these results, what are the risks to this fetus? Will you offer this patient treatment? If so, what?
Mom is negative for the platelet antigen and dad positive
Mom also has anti HPA-1a antibodies, this fetus is at risk
Would treat.
How do you treat a patient with a prior affected child with NAIT but no fetal/neonatal ICH?
What if they had a prior ICH?
No Prior ICH:
20 weeks: weekly IVIG and steroids
U/s q 4-6 weeks looking for ICH
C/s at 37-38 weeks
Prior ICH: 12 weeks weekly IVIG 20 weeks: weekly IVIG and steroids Delivery by c/s at 37-38 weeks unless prior ich was <28 weeks then 36-37weeks
How do you manage the delivery in a patient with FNAIT?
Who would you not offer vaginal delivery?
Cesarean section
if platelet count is >100,000 at 32 weeks pubs, can consider vaginal delivery.
No vaginal delivery if prior ICH was before 28 weeks
What percentage of FNAIT pregnanies will be complicated by fetal intracranial hemorrhage?
What percentage of fetal intracranial hemorrhages associated with FNAIT occur in the first pregnancy?
7-25%
63%
When do the majority of fetal intracranial hemorrhages related to FNAIT occur?
After 20 weeks
What is the recurrence rate of FNAIT?
80-90% recurrence of ICH, and happens earlier in future pregnancies
How do you define Non-immune Hydrops?
Excessive fluid in 2+ compartments (ascites, pericardial, pleural, skin edema)
Without maternal alloimmunization
How do you counsel a patient about the finding of Non-immune Hydrops in the first trimester?
Discuss possible etiologies and workup
Poor prognosis when found in first trimester
Offer termination
How do you counsel a patient about the finding of Non-immune Hydrops in the second trimester?
Discuss possible etiologies and workup
Treatment if cause is reversible (I.e. fetal anemia due to parvovirus)
How do you counsel a patient about the finding of Non-immune Hydrops in the third trimester?
Maternal and fetal work-up.
<34 weeks: Treatment if cause is reversible (I.e. fetal anemia due to parvovirus)
>34 weeks: Deliver
What is your differential diagnosis for causes of Non-immune Hydrops?
Fetal anemia Infectious Genetic Structural abnormality Arrhythmia Chorioangioma Inborn errors of metabolism
What workup do you perform if Hydrops is identified?
H&P (Recent illness, family history) Detailed ultrasound (anomalies, arrhythmia) Fetal echo MCA Doppler velocimetry Amniocentesis (microarray and infectious studies) Indirect coombs CBC / MCV (Thalassemias) CMV/Toxo/Parvovirus IgG/Igm
How do you manage a patient with Non-immune Hydrops diagnosed at 12 weeks?
Assess cause and possibility for treatment; otherwise, discuss termination
How do you manage a patient with Non-immune Hydrops diagnosed at 24 weeks?
Assess for cause. Assess for treatment possibility.
Arrhythmia - administer anti arrhythmic medication
Anemia - IUT
Hydrothorax - needle drainage
CPAM - if macro cystic needle drainage, if microcytic steroids
TTTS/TAPS - laser photocoagulation
Administer betamethasone (shared decision making model); however, discuss significant risk of neonatal demise in the setting of hydrops and prematurity.
Ultrasound findings in a sacrococcygeal teratoma?
Mass coming off of sacrum of fetus
Mixed solic/cystic components
Differential diagnosis for sacroccocygeal teratoma?
Myelomeningocele
Additional workup for sacrococcygeal teratoma?
Detailed U/s TFR (tumor volume to fetal weight ratio) Assess for vascularity (increased vascularity -> shunting -> High output heart failure -> hydrops) Echo Fetal MRI
Prognosis for sacrococcygeal teratoma?
When TFR > 0.12 before 24 weeks, poor prognosis
Diagnosed in fetal life have 30-50% mortality
Universally fatal once hydrops present
Improved outcomes with cystic tumors
Clinical considerations for sacrococcygeal teratoma?
Monitor for polyhydramnios
Cesarean preferred for tumor >5cm (risk of rupture)
Watch for signs of cardiovascular compromise / increased tumor size
Resect after delivery
Condition where Neuropore fails to close posteriorly vs anteriorly?
Posteriorly, spina bifida
Anteriorly, anencephaly
What are risk factors for NTD?
Prior affected child
Medication use (carbamezapine, valproic acid)
Maternal hyperthermia (1st trimester fever, hot tub, sauna)
Diabetes
Obesity
Describe US findings of fetal NTD?
1) Lemon sign - Scalloped frontol bones
2) Banana sign - cerebellar compression and obliteration of cisterna magna (Chairi II malformation)
3) Ventriculomegaly
4) Neural sac
Differential diagnosis for NTD?
Body stalk anomaly
Sacrococcygeal teratoma
What is recurrence risk for NTD?
3-4% with one child affected
10% with two children affected
How effective is preconception folate in reducing risk of NTD?
50-70%
If a lumbosacral NTD is identified on a mid-trimester US, how do you counsel the patient?
Tell about risks to fetus (Increased risk of: Seizures Bladder / bowel dysfunction Inability to walk Need for shunt
In utero surgery
vs postnatal surgery.
Vs termination
If a lumbosacral NTD is identified on a mid-trimester US, what workup do you do?
Amniocentesis
Detailed U/S
Fetal MRI
Pediatric neurosurgery consultation
What do you send on an amniocentesis
Microarray / Karyotype
AFP
Acetylcholinesterase
What genetic conditions are associated with NTD?
Trisomy 13 / 18
What is the likelihood of identifying an underlying karyotype abnormality in fetus with a NTD?
4%
What features determine prognosis?
Level (higher is worse)
Size (larger is worse)
Which patients may be considered candidates for in utero repair of a fetal NTD?
>18yo 19w0d-25w6d Normal karyotype S1 level or higher Confirmed Arnold-Chiari II malformation on prenatal US and MRI
How do you counsel a patient regarding the risks of in utero repair of NTD?
Preterm birth
Oligohydramnios
Maternal uterine rupture in a subsequent pregnancy
How do you counsel a patient regarding the benefits of in utero repair of NTD?
Decreased need for shunts
Reduced motor / sensory in lower extremities
Ambulatory improvement at 30 months
Decreased cerebellar herniation
When do you recommend delivery following in utero repair of an NTD?
36w0d-37w0d
Do you recommend C/s or Vaginal delivery following in utero repair of NTD?
C/s for open repair due to increased risk of uterine rupture
What is the likelihood of uterine rupture in labor following in utero repair of a NTD?
35% risk of dehiscence or thinning
Differential diagnosis for Anencephaly?
Amniotic band syndrome
Severe microcephaly
Encephalocele
What are the ultrasound findings in anencephaly?
Absence of calvarium
Proptosis, with no neural tissue above orbits (frog sign)
Flattened head shape
Acrania/exencephaly (when seen in 1st trimester)
How do you counsel a patient with anencephaly?
Risk of recurrence?
Lethal malformation (offer termination) 2-5% risk of recurrence (reduced with folic acid)
What are the risk factors for anencephaly
Folic acid deficiency
Diabetes
Obesity
Valproic acid / Carbamezapine
Findings of alobar holoprosencephaly?
Absent butterfly sign (choroid plexus in 1st trimester) Fused thalami Monoventricle ACC Cyclopia Facial anomalies
What evaluation do you offer for alobar holoprosencephaly?
Amniocentesis
Offer termination
What genetic conditions are assoicated with Alobar holoprosencephaly?
T13 (25-50%) Smith-Lemli Opitz Meckel gruber Aicardi Velocardiofacial
What is the prognosis for alobar holoprosencephaly?
50% death at <5 months (80% in <1 year)
Hypotonia
Feeding difficulties
Seizures
What are the US findings in Semiilobar holoprosencephaly?
Single ventricle
Fused frontal lobes (posterior fissure seen)
Partially fused thalami
ACC
What are the US finidngs in Lobar HPE?
Absent CSP
Inter hemispheric fissure seen
Fused fornices
SEPARATE thalami
If you dont see a kidney in the renal fossa, what is your differential diagnosis?
Pelvic kidney
Unilateral renal agenesis
Next step in seeing a suspected unilateral renal agenesis or pelvic kidney?
H&P
Detailed US
Follow throughout pregnancy to assess for blockage / AFI
Prognosis for unilateral renal agenesis and pelvic kidney?
Usually has good prognosis as long as contralateral kidney functions well
Prognosis for bilateral renal agenesis?
Lethal (pulmonary hypoplasia)
What is your differential diagnosis for cystic appearing kidney?
Urinary tract obstruction
Obstructive cystic dysplasia
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney (less likely in utero)
What is the prognosis for multicystic dysplastic kidney?
unilateral: favorable outcomes
bilateral: much worse prognosis due to oligohydramnios and pulmonary hypoplasia
How do you work up a patient with MCDK?
H&P
Offer invasive testing (increased risk of CNV on microarray)
Even higher risk of genetic abnormality if bilateral
Syndrome that can have MCDK?
What are the other findings in it?
Meckel gruber (enlarged cystic kidney, encephalocele, polydactyly)
What are the findings in ARPKD?
Enlarged, echogenic kidneys
Oligohydramnios
What is the prognosis in ARPKD?
Variable, but usually poor outcomes when diagnosed prenatally due to oligohydramnios and pulmonary hypoplasia
What is meckel gruber syndrome?
Enlarged kidney with fluid filled cysts
Occipital encephalocele
Polydactyly
Prognosis in meckel gruber syndrome?
most die in infancy due to Renal failure or respiratory problems
Differential diagnosis for ambiguous genitalia (now disorder of sexual development)?
46XX: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21 hydroxylase, 11b hydroxylase, 3B hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) SRY translocation 46XY: Androgen insensitivity Leydig cell hypoplasia SLOS, Campomelic dysplasia
How do you counsel a patient regarding disorder of sexual development?
Unable to determine by ultrasound the sex of the baby
Can be due to image artifacts or developmental patholgogies
We can assess better by doing more imaging, and genetic testing
Approach to ambiguous genitalia?
Detailed US
Invasive testing (or cell free DNA if declines)
Test for Karyotype, Microarray, FISH for X Y and SRY
7 Dehydroxycholesterol (In SLOS)
21 Hydroxylase gene (CAH)
Fetal MRI to look for uterus, ovaries
Postnatal follow up of Disorders of sexual development?
Rule out life-threatening processes (salt wasting in CAH)
Determine sex for rearing/identity
Plan for normal pubertal development and fertility
Assess for undescended testes
If you have ambiguous genitalia and cfDNA is 46XX, what would be at the top of your D/Dx?
CAH (21 hydroxylase deficiency)
How is 21 hydroxylase deficiency inherited?
Autosomal recessive
If patient had a history of a child with CAH (21 hydroxylase def), what can they do for a future pregnancy?
Preimplantation genetic testing
Research into Dexamethasone treatment for first 9-10 weeks of development and if fetus ends up being genetic male, can discontinue at 9-10 weeks. (possible cognitive delay in some studies, hence research)
If you have ambiguous genitalia and FGR, and amniocentesis shows increase in 7dehydroxycholesterol (7DHC), what disorder is most likely?
Smith-Lemli-Optiz
What are the features and prognosis of SLOS?
Polydactyly/Syndactyly Ambiguous genitalia Upturned nose / V-shaped Mouth CNS abnormalities Prognosis: Guarded, severe developmental/intellectual disabilities
What are the differential diagnoses for echogenic bowel?
Aneuploidy CF (meconium ileus / peritonitis) Bleed Fetal growth restriction Infection (CMV, toxo, parvo, varicella) 80%+ normal variant
How would you evaluate echogenic bowel?
CF testing Aneuploidy screening CMV/Toxo/parvo testing Growth ultrasound Detailed U/s
What can cause false positive for echogenic bowel?
Using high frequency transducer
Differential diagnosis for omphalocele?
Omphalocele
Gastroschisis
Umbilical cord cyst
Body stalk anomaly
What is an omphalocele?
A midline abdominal wall defect (absent skin, fascia, abdominal muscles) of variable size at the base of the umbilical cord.
Describe the US characteristics of an omphalocele?
Umbilical cord insertion into the membrane covering the contents of the viscera extruding from abdominal wall defect
How do you distinguish between an omphalocele and gastroschisis on US?
Omphalocele: Midline, covered by membrane
Gastroschisis: paramedial (usually right), not covered by membranes, elevated MSAFP
How do you counsel a patient if an omphalocele is identified on US?
Increased risk of genetic abnormality, and other defects (Detailed US and echo)
Increased risk of pulmonary hypertension (which can lead to infant death)
What is the likelihood of an underlying genetic abnormality in the presence of an omphalocele?
Up to 50%
How does the size of an omphalocele impact the likelhood of an underlying genetic abnormality?
The smaller the size, the more likely it is a genetic abnormality
How do you counsel a patient about prognosis for fetuses with an omphalocele?
Depends on whether genetic disorders are with it or not
Liver in or out (Liver out = poor prognosis)
What workup/follow up do you recommend when an omphalocele is identified on ultrasound?
H&P
Detailed U/s including echocardiogram) looking for other features (T18 features, cardiac anomalies 36%,macroglossia, renal abnormality in beckwith)
Invasive testing - Karyotype/microarray, Beckwith wiedemann
Serial growth ultrasounds
Surgery and NICU consult
What are the most likely genetic conditions associated with an omphalocele?
Trisomy 18
Trisomy 13
Beckwith Wiedemann
How do you counsel a patient regarding route of delivery in the setting of omphalocele without an underlying genetic abnormality?
Vaginal delivery, reserve C/s for the usual obstetric indications
Though c/s may be recommended in giant omphalocle (>75 percent of the liver is extracorporeal
What is a gastroschisis?
Gastroschisis is a full-thickness paraumbilical abdominal wall defect usually associated with evisceration of bowel
What are risk factors for gastroschisis?
Young mothers
Smokers
How does gastroschisis occur?
Abnormal involution or vascular damage to the omphalomesentary artery or right umbilical vein
Describe the US characteristics of gastroschisis.
Multiple loops of bowel floating freely in the amniotic fluid (cauliflower appearance)
How do you counsel a patient if gastroschisis is identified on US?
85% occur in isolation, not associated with genetic syndromes
Increased risk of IUGR
Increased risk of PTB
Increased risk of fetal /neonatal death
What additional workup/follow up do you perform if gastroschisis is identified on ultrasound?
Detailed anatomic survey Serial growth ultrasound Fetal echocardiogram Antenatal testing at 32 weeks Pediatric surgery consultation Antenatal NICU consultation
What is the likelihood of associated anomalies if gastroschisis is identified on US?
15%