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One among them is the maternal mirror syndrome (MMS), also known as Ballantyne Syndrome or triple edema, which is a rare pregnancy disorder in which the foetus has a severe medical condition that causes the mothers body to mirror the same..
The syndrome describes the unusual association of foetal and placental hydrops (abnormal fluid accumulation in foetus) with maternal preeclampsia (high blood pressure in pregnancy)..
Explaining further, Dr Gayathri D Kamath, Senior Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore said, Typically, women with this condition have a clinical triad of fluid collection in the fetus, a large placenta, and similar fluid collection in the mother..
These include infection of the mother with parvovirus during pregnancy, rhesus incompatibility, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, structural problems in the babys heart or lungs, and rarely, foetal tumors as well.. Signs and symptoms..
Foetuses with cardiac abnormalities, tumors, infection with parvovirus or cytomegalovirus or defective haemoglobin can all present with foetal anemia, and some of them can develop MMS...
