10 December 2025
: Case report 
Isolated Transient Neonatal Ascites in a Preterm Infant Born to a Mother with Mirror Syndrome: A Case Report
Unknown etiology, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Mo’ath Abu Hamdeh ABCDEFG 1,2*, Rasmea Mohammad Asad BCE 3, Zeidan Abdalsalam ABF 1,2, Mohammad Maraqah EF 4, Lema Saleh Khaled Jaber ABC 1,2, Mai M.R. Rostom DF 1,5, Majed Methqal Abu Jaish ACF 1,5DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949587
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949587
Table 1 Patient’s laboratory blood test results.
| Blood Index | Result | Units | Neonatal reference range |
|---|---|---|---|
| White blood cells | 8.7 | ×10/L | 9–30×10/L |
| Hemoglobin | 11.8 | g/dL | 14–22 g/dL |
| Platelet count | 205 | ×10/L | 150–450×10/L |
| Thyroid-stimulating hormone | 2.17 | μIU/mL | 1.0–39 (birth); 0.5–6.0 (days later) |
| Free T3 | 2.2 | pg/mL | 2.0–6.0 pg/mL |
| Free T4 | 1.5 | ng/dL | 0.8–2.0 ng/dL |
| C-reactive protein | Negative | – | <1 mg/L |
| Total bilirubin | 3.2 | mg/dL | <5.0 mg/dL |
| Urea | 18 | mg/dL | 7–20 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 0.8 | mg/dL | 0.3–1.0 mg/dL |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | 390 | U/L | 160–450 U/L |
| Albumin | 2.1 | g/dL | 2.5–4.5 g/dL |
| Sodium | 137 | mmol/L | 135–145 mmol/L |
| Potassium | 4.3 | mmol/L | 3.5–6.0 mmol/L |
| Chloride | 105 | mmol/L | 98–106 mmol/L |
| Total calcium | 7.7 | mg/dL | 8.5–10.5 mg/dL |
| Partial thromboplastin time | 47 | s | 27–50 s |
| Prothrombin time | 15.2 | s | 10–14.5 s |
| International normalized ratio | 1.3 | – | 0.9–1.3 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | 40.3 | U/L | 8–60 U/L |
| Alanine transaminase | 6.1 | U/L | 5–45 U/L |
| Low-density lipoprotein | 25.2 | mg/dL | <100 mg/dL |
| Cholesterol | 62.3 | mg/dL | <200 mg/dL |
| Triglycerides | 62.8 | mg/dL | <150 mg/dL |
| Total serum protein | 3.9 | g/dL | 4.5–7.0 g/dL |
| Ammonia | 76.8 | μmol/L | <100 μmol/L |
| Lactate | 1 | mmol/L | 0.5–2.0 mmol/L |
| Reticulocytes | 1.2 | % | 0.5–2.0% |