A RARE CASE OF FETUS PAPYRACEUS A CASE REPORT
Abstract
Fetus papyraceus also called fetus compresses,
a mummified fetus as a result of
fetaldeath during second trimester between
the third and fifth month pregnancy.
It is always associated nwith twin
pregnancy,in which one fetus is alive and
the death of the other fetus is not always
clear. In our case the estimated gestational
age at the time of fetal demise was
16 weeks for which the cause is not
known.
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