USG abdomen of a 30-year-old SLE patient who cannot feel her baby moving for past 7 days. Earliest appearance of spalding sign is at
Correct Answer: 7 days
Description: Image Courtesy- Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, https://radiopaedia.org/cases/8266 * Anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome explains the I.U.D* The irregular overlapping of the cranial bones on one another- spalding sign is due to liquefaction of the brain matter and softening of the ligamentous structures supporting the vault. It usually appears 7 days after death. Similar features may be found in extra-uterine pregnancy with the foetus alive.
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