Severe nonimmune hydrops secondary to parvovirus B-19 infection: Spontaneous reversal in utero and survival of a term infant.

Severe nonimmune hydrops secondary to parvovirus B-19 infection: Spontaneous reversal in utero and survival of a term infant.

Humphrey W; Magoon M; O'Shaughnessy R

Obstetrics and gynecology

1991

1991-11

We present a case of intrauterine infection with parvovirus B-19 and accompanying severe nonimmune hydrops at 26 weeks' gestation. The fetus showed progressive recovery on ultrasound. A term infant was delivered with hepatosplenomegaly as the only abnormality.

Female; Humans; Male; Ultrasonography; Pregnancy; *Pregnancy Complications; Pre-Eclampsia/*complications; Erythema Infectiosum/blood/*complications/prevention & control; Hydrops Fetalis/blood/diagnostic imaging/*etiology; Immunoglobulin Allotypes/analysis; Immunoglobulin G; Prenatal; Infectious

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