Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
medical condition
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
stone baby
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| gptkbp:category |
Obstetric pathology
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| gptkbp:defines |
A rare phenomenon where a fetus dies during an abdominal pregnancy and calcifies outside the uterus.
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| gptkbp:diagnosedBy |
Usually discovered incidentally via imaging
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| gptkbp:etymology |
From Greek 'lithos' (stone) and 'paidion' (child)
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| gptkbp:event |
Occurs when a fetus is too large to be reabsorbed by the mother's body and calcifies to protect the mother from infection.
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| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
10th century
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| gptkbp:frequency |
Extremely rare, fewer than 300 cases reported in medical literature
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lithopédion
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
ectopic pregnancy
abdominal pregnancy |
| gptkbp:significance |
Can remain undetected for years or decades
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| gptkbp:treatment |
Surgical removal if symptomatic or causing complications
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Damso
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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