Lithopedion-A Rock Baby

• Main Authors: Chandandur Nagarajaiah Pradeep Kumar (Author), Jagadish Sowmya (Author), Narayan Manupratap (Author), N. L. Rajendrakumar (Author), Chakenalli Puttaraju Nanjaraj (Author), Hanumanthaiah Sushma (Author), Allalasandra Ramakrishnaiah Raksha (Author), Manohara Gowda Vinaya (Author), Lakshman Kumar Vasanth Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lithopedion is a rare condition that occurs only in ectopic pregnancy and in <1% of all pregnancies. In this condition, the fetus dies and is not absorbed by the mother's body but escapes the maternal immunity by forming calcified shell around it. The dead fetus remains in the maternal body...