Perlman syndrome--a cause of enlarged, hyperechogenic kidneys

Prenat Diagn. 1998 Nov;18(11):1163-8. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199811)18:11<1163::aid-pd408>3.0.co;2-1.

Abstract

Perlman syndrome is a rare overgrowth syndrome, thought to be inherited in the autosomal recessive fashion. We describe the sonographic features in two cases, and review the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fetal Macrosomia / complications
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / complications
  • Hydronephrosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Diseases / complications
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Syndrome
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal
  • Wilms Tumor / complications