TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, vol.30, no.1, pp.63-66, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
Hydrops fetalis is a serious condition which indicates poor prognosis for the affected fetus. Although the incidence of isoimmune hydrops fetalis has decreased markedly, nonimmune hydrops fetalis cases have been more frequently reported. Nonimmune-mediated hydrops can be caused by hemoglobinopathies. In this report we present a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis caused by homozygous alpha-thalassemia. Because of the high incidence of the disease in our country alpha-thalassemia should be investigated in all cases with nonimmune hydrops fetalis.