Fetal meconium peritonitis after maternal hepatitis A.
Hepatitis A virus has rarely been implicated in congenital infections. After maternal hepatitis A at 13 weeks' gestation, ultrasonographic examinations revealed fetal ascites (20 weeks) and meconium peritonitis (33 weeks). After delivery, a perforated distal ileum was resected. Elevated levels of hepatitis A immunoglobulin G persisted in the infant 6 months after delivery.
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Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology*; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D014463:Ultrasonography