title: Fetal-maternal hydrops syndrome in human parvovirus infection.
abstract: A case of maternal generalized edema with hyponatremia, hypoosmolality and secondary hyperaldosteronism was associated with pseudomolar plasma human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) concentrations in a case of fetal and placental hydrops due to parvovirus B19 infection. Digoxigenin in situ hybridization techniques were effective in demonstrating parvovirus B19 infection on fixed tissues. Hydropic changes in the placenta may have massively increased the maternal plasma hCG concentration with subsequent fluid imbalance leading to maternal hydrops mimicking molar pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Clamart, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ville
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Gayffier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brivet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leruez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marchal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morinet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Troalen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frydman
mesh_terms: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004487:Edema / Q000821:virology*; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000821:virology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000196:embryology / Q000821:virology; D008099:Liver / Q000196:embryology / Q000821:virology; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology / Q000821:virology; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000235:genetics; D010920:Placenta / Q000821:virology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D004279:DNA, Viral