Clinical significance of human parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy.
We present a case of human parvovirus B19 infection in a term pregnancy that resulted in rapid development of hydrops fetalis and death. Clinical aspects of this virus in pregnancy and therapeutic options are discussed.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, East Carolina University, School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354.
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D000328:Adult; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000821:virology; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious