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Fetal infection with human parvovirus B19
1Department of Pathology, Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, Minnesota 55404.
Human Pathology
|April 1, 1988
Summary
Human parvovirus B19 infection caused nonimmune hydrops in a premature infant. Fetal autopsy revealed intranuclear inclusions in erythroid cells, confirming B19 parvovirus presence.
Area of Science:
- Perinatology
- Virology
- Pathology
Background:
- Nonimmune hydrops is a serious condition in premature infants.
- Human parvovirus B19 is a known cause of fetal anemia and hydrops.
- Clinical suspicion for parvovirus B19 infection can be low in neonates.