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Consequences in the recipient twin

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The recipient twin may suffer:

  • polycythaemia, with consequent hyperviscosity syndrome
  • hypoglycaemia
  • hypocalcaemia
  • hyperbilirubinaemia
  • thrombocytopaenia
  • cardiac failure, which may be severe enough to cause hydrops

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