A Case of Spontaneous Twin Anemia-Polycythemia Sequence.

Myung,  Kwan Dae; Lee,  Yeon Kyung; Ko,  Sun Young; Shin,  Son Moon; Chung,  Jin Hoon; Hong,  Sung Ran

doi:2016.23.3.163

Neonatal Med > Volume 23(3); 2016 > Article

Case Report

Neonatal Medicine 2016;23(3):163-167.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2016.23.3.163 Published online August 31, 2016.

A Case of Spontaneous Twin Anemia-Polycythemia Sequence.

Kwan Dae Myung, Yeon Kyung Lee, Sun Young Ko, Son Moon Shin, Jin Hoon Chung, Sung Ran Hong

¹Department of Pediatrics, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Health Care Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ykleeped@hanmail.net
²Department of Obsterics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Health Care Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Health Care Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS) is characterized by the transfer of blood via intertwin vascular anastomoses in a single placenta. It differs from twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) in that amniotic fluid levels remain normal during pregnancy. Since the concept of TAPS was first introduced in 2007, some cases have been reported abroad, but no such a case has been reported in Korea. Here, we report the first case of spontaneous TAPS in Korea.

Key Words: TAPS; Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence; TTTS; Twin-twin transfusion syndrome