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Am J Perinatol 1994; 11(6): 398-400
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994604
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© 1994 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Clinical Significance of Human Parvovirus B19 Infection in Pregnancy

Hamid A. Hadi, Kevin 0. Easley, James Finley
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Department of Pathology, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

We present a case of human parvovirus B19 infection in a term pregnancy that resulted in rapid development of hydrops fetal is and death. Clinical aspects of this virus in pregnancy and therapeutic options are discussed.

Keywords

Parvovirus - fetal infection - hydrops fetalis

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