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Surge in Cases of Fetal Visceral Inversion Linked to New Coronavirus

The study pointed out that two hospitals in Shanghai and Changsha reported a four-fold increase in the incidence of fetal visceral inversion, and further research is needed to see whether it is related to the new coronavirus infection. The New England Journal of Medicine published the above content.

On November 2, researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tongji University published a communication article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), stating that cases of fetal visceral inversion surged in two domestic hospitals from January to July 2023, with a total of There were 52 cases of total inversion and 4 cases of partial inversion, which is about four times the historical level during the same period.

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Researchers used data from the China Welfare Society International Peace Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Hunan Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shanghai to evaluate the incidence of fetal visceral inversion between January 2014 and July 2023, and found that in the first 7 months of this year Cases are surging. The incidence of visceral inversion reached its peak in April this year and remained at a high level in June. Although there is no clear evidence, researchers speculate that new coronavirus infection may have a certain relationship with fetal visceral inversion, which still requires further research.

Splanchnic inversus is a rare congenital disorder often associated with abnormal morphogenesis and ciliary dysfunction during splanchnic lateralization in early pregnancy.

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2023-11-04 23:15:04

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