Elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and hydrops fetalis in association with fetal parvovirus B-19 infection.
A woman was referred at 19 weeks' gestation for genetic counseling regarding elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels. Sonography identified fetal hydrops and fetal death. Fetal tissue specimens showed evidence of human parvovirus infection by DNA probe analysis.
Bernstein
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, U.V.M. College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.
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D000328:Adult; D015342:DNA Probes; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D015342:DNA Probes; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins