Atypical manifestations of congenital parvovirus B19 infection.
Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy is associated with fetal anemia, hydrops and fetal death. We report two unusual manifestations of vertical parvovirus B19 infection. The first patient developed hydrops as consequence of myocarditis with involvement of sino-atrial node. The other had pleural effusion reactive to the hepatic localization of the virus.
Savarese
Immacolata
I
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. immasavarese@yahoo.it
De Carolis
Maria Pia
MP
Costa
Simonetta
S
De Rosa
Gabriella
G
De Carolis
Sara
S
Lacerenza
Serafina
S
Romagnoli
Costantino
C
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide