A neonate with calcifications in antenatal and postnatal ultrasound scans: A neonatologist’s perspective

A 20-year-old primigravida delivered a female neonate vaginally at 38 weeks of gestation.Antenatal ultrasound at 29 weeks found fetal ascites.A repeat scan at 32 weeks showed resolution of ascites with calcification seen on the visceral peritoneum liver and spleen.Anthropometry at birth: Head circumference was 31.5 cm (-2 standard deviation [SD] to -3SD), birth weight was 2550 g (0 to -2SD), and length was 48 cm (0 to -2SD) as per the World Health Organization growth charts.The rest of the examination was normal.Postnatal X-ray showed fleets of intra-abdominal calcification [Figure 1].Abdominal and periventricular calcification were seen on ultrasound [Figure 2].Work-up including complete blood count,