Electrocochleography (ECochG) has been used to assess Ménière's disease, a pathology associated with endolymphatic hydrops and low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss. However, the current ECochG techniques are limited for use at high-frequencies only (≥1 kHz) and cannot be used to assess and understand the low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss in ears with Ménière's disease. In the current...

Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition which indicates poor prognosis for the affected fetus. Although the incidence of isoimmune hydrops fetalis has decreased markedly, nonimmune hydrops fetalis cases have been more frequently reported. Nonimmune-mediated hydrops can be caused by hemoglobinopathies. In this report we present a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis caused by homozygous α-thalassemi...

Endolymphatic hydrops, the primary pathologic alteration in Menière disease, can be visualized by using delayed intravenous contrast-enhanced 3D-FLAIR MR imaging. It is not known whether MR imaging-demonstrable changes of hydrops fluctuate with disease activity or are fixed. We describe the results of baseline and posttreatment MR imaging studies in a group of subjects with Menière disease with...

Anemia in ihe newborn can result from many causes. Fetomaternal transfusion is one of them and occurs commonly during pregnancy. It can range from small hemorrhage leading to mild anemia to massive amount with circulatory collapse in the neonate. Chronic fetomaternal transfusion leads to anemia or occasionally hydrops fetails. It is not an emergency as is an acute hemorrhage. We report a case w...

PURPOSE Relatively little data exist regarding the outcomes of children with primary infantile glaucoma presenting with acute corneal hydrops. The aim of our study was to determine the surgical outcome of children of infantile glaucoma who presented with acute corneal hydrops. METHODS In total, 38 eyes of 31 consecutive children of infantile glaucoma presented with acute corneal hydrops who u...

OBJECTIVES To analyse the incidence, aetiology and management of live born cases of hydrops fetalis in a Regional Perinatal Centre. METHODS We reviewed 35 cases of hydrops delivered over a six year period. RESULTS Non-immune hydrops accounted for 80% of the cases and the majority of babies required Level 1 intensive care. The mortality rate was 40%. CONCLUSION The pattern of hydrops is ch...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endolymphatic hydrops has been recognized as the underlying pathophysiology of Menière disease. We used 3T MR imaging to detect and grade endolymphatic hydrops in patients with Menière disease and to correlate MR imaging findings with the clinical severity. MATERIALS AND METHODS MR images of the inner ear acquired by a 3D inversion recovery sequence 4 hours after intrav...

Backround: The term “hydrops fetalis” refers to excessive accumulation of pathologic serous fluid within the fetal soft tissues and body cavities. There are two categories, immune nonimmune hydrops (NIHF). Currently 90 percent cases nonimmune, because decrease incidence with advent anti-D globulin. Case presentation: We present a case Parvovirus B19 (PB19) infection that resulted in NIHF. Fetus...