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08-02-2009, 12:15 PM
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Stone Babies
A lithopedion (Greek:litho = stone; pedion = child), or stone baby, is a rare phenomenon which occurs most commonly when a fetus dies during an abdominal pregnancy, is too large to be reabsorbed by the body, and calcifies on the outside, shielding the mother's body from the dead tissue of the baby and preventing infection. Lithopedia may occur from 14 weeks gestation to full term. It is not unusual for a stone baby to remain undiagnosed for decades, and it is often not until a patient is examined for other conditions or a proper examination is conducted that includes an X-ray, that a stone baby is found. The oldest reported case is that of a 94 year old woman,[1] whose lithopedion has been present for upwards of 60 years.
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08-02-2009, 12:28 PM
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Re: Stone Babies
you do know the first picture is of a Harlequin baby? - harlequin ichthyosis, not a lithopedian.
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08-02-2009, 12:45 PM
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 Hey, Ass-butt! Poster Rank:540 female Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,886 1,886Posts 1,150Thanked 19Quoted 2Mentioned 0Contrib. |
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Re: Stone Babies
i've heard of stone babies, think i watched a documentary on it once. the one i saw though it was a full term or almost a full term. the woman was well into her 70's before she went to a doctor.
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08-02-2009, 03:36 PM
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Re: Stone Babies
Definitely correct... the first one is a baby with harlequin ichthyosis. There are lots of posts of them. It is obviously not a calcified mass like the other two.
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08-04-2009, 12:15 AM
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Re: Stone Babies
i dunno if this is fucked up but i kinda wanna put that first babe inside a glass case and keep it for some reason. i think its cool looking and would make a great centerpiece on my dining room table
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