AI Article Synopsis
- A 31-year-old woman had a normal pregnancy with monochorionic diamniotic twins.
- After birth, the infants exhibited a noticeable color difference, which led to blood tests.
- The tests revealed a condition called twin anaemia polycythaemia sequence, a severe variation of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome caused by abnormal blood vessel connections in the placenta.
Article Abstract
A 31-year-old woman, pregnant of a monochorionic diamniotic twins had an unremarkable pregnancy. After delivery, the infants showed a colour difference. Blood analysis revealed an anaemia-polycythaemia sequence, caused by arterio-venous anastomoses in the placenta. The diagnosis was 'twin anaemia polycythaemia sequence' an acute and atypical form of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
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