The classical guinea pig model for Meniere's disease, in which endolymphatic hydrops was achieved by destruction of the endolymphatic sac and obliteration of the endolymphatic duct, is a non-physiological profound model with shortcomings in relation to Meniere's disease as seen in patients. We developed a more subtle animal model; the two-phase endolymphatic hydrops. This model is based on a co...

OBJECTIVE Endolymphatic hydrops has been well described in patients with Ménière's syndrome; however, causation has not been established. Decompression of the endolymphatic sac has been proposed as a means to relieve hydrops and improve vertigo symptoms, but the efficacy of the surgery is debated. Until recently, there have been few objective measures of efficacy other than patients' subjective...

purpose: to present two patients with acute corneal hydrops, superimposed with infectious keratitis using topical steroids. patients and findings: the first case was a 44-year-old man with acute corneal hydrops in his left eye which was on topical steroids for one week. visual acuity was hand motion at presentation and there was a large epithelial defect with stromal infiltration and corneal ed...

In order to investigate the physiological consequences of hydrops on auditory function an animal model has been developed in which endolymphatic hydrops is surgically induced and electrophysiological responses are monitored preceeding during and following hydrops induction. These studies have revealed that experimental hydrops systematically results in a fluctuant low frequency hearing loss ( b...

Mirror syndrome, also called Ballantyne’s or triple edema syndrome, was described in 1982 by John Ballantyne as a combination ofmaternal edema, fetal and placental hydrops. This syndrome is a complication of fetal hydrops inwhich the maternal edema virtuallymirrors the edema of the fetus. The incidence is not clear since it is a rare disease, often underdiagnosed.1–3 Fetal hydrops of any etiolo...

Incidence of immune hydrops fetal is decreasing with the liberal use of anti-D immunoglobulin, But this condition has not been eradicated. We report here a case of immune hydrops fetalis detected on ultrasonography.

Plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic factor were determined by radioimmunoassay in 16 human fetuses of between 19 and 38 weeks' gestation. Fifteen fetuses had varying degrees of anaemia as a result of Rh isoimmunisation, and one fetus was normal. Eight fetuses had ultrasonographic evidence of severe hydrops fetalis and an additional three fetuses had mild hydrops. Severely hydropic fetus...

Abstract Hydrops fetalis (HF) is a serious fetal condition characterized by abnormal accumulation of fluid in soft tissues and serous cavities. HF can be immune hydrops (IHF) or nonimmune (NIHF) depending upon the presence antibodies mother. We report case euploid NIHF who delivered at 34 weeks had spontaneous recovery. The baby gross ascites mild pleural pericardial effusion. After thorough wo...

BACKGROUND At least 20 inborn errors of metabolism may cause hydrops fetalis. Most of these are lysosomal storage diseases. The study proposes a diagnostic flowchart for prenatal diagnosis of non-immune hydrops fetalis. METHODS This study contains a series of 75 non-immune hydrops fetalis pregnancies. Mucopolysaccharides, oligosaccharides, neuraminic acid and 21 lysosomal enzymes were measure...