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.
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