Subchorionic hemorrhage

Case contributed by Mostafa Elfeky
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

First trimester bleeding.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female

Transabdominal

ultrasound

A single living fetus of about 13 weeks gestation with a normal heartbeat (154 b/min).

A hypoechoic fluid collection is seen extending between the uterine wall and the chorionic membrane posteriorly extending till the placental margins and crossing the internal os.

Case Discussion

Subchorionic hemorrhage is the most common type of perigestational hemorrhage where blood collects between the chorion and endometrium. 

 

Case courtesy Dr. Eman Abdelmenem, Alexandria, Egypt.

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