Prenatal diagnosis of congenital bilateral lower limb lymphedema milroy type: Case report

• Autores: Quintana-Hernández, Daniel, Fajardo-Peña, Yanisbell, Ramírez Arias, Dayami, Herrera-Luis, Ainadys
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Sociedad Materno Fetal
• Repositorio: Revista Internacional de Salud Materno Fetal
• Lenguaje: español; inglés; portugués
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.ojs.revistamaternofetal.com:article/324
• Enlace del recurso: http://ojs.revistamaternofetal.com/index.php/RISMF/article/view/324
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Linfedema congénito; Enfermedad de Milroy; Diagnóstico prenatal; Asesoramiento genético

Congenital lymphedema is a rare inherited genetic disorder of the lymphatic system. It is usually diagnosed in childhood and occasionally in the prenatal stage. This article aims to present a case with a prenatal diagnosis of congenital bilateral lower limb lymphedema Milroy type. This is a 21-year-old pregnant woman, with a gestational age of 24 weeks. Ultrasounds of chromosomopathies and morphological markers in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy did not report structural alterations. At 24 weeks, a two-dimensional ultrasound was performed that confirmed bilateral lymphedema of the lower limbs. When performing genealogy of four generations, no personal or family history of circulatory disorders or other health problems is reported. Genetic counseling was offered and the surrogate requested voluntary termination of the pregnancy. The pathological analysis confirmed the ultrasound findings with a diagnosis of congenital bilateral lymphedema of the lower limbs Milroy type.