title: [Parvovirus B19 infection and pregnancy].
abstract: "Small virus" contagious during spring, parvovirus B19 is responsible for fifth disease of children. The prevalence of infection is very high before 10 years old and children are especially responsible for transmission to pregnant women. Approximately 50% of women old enough to procreate have stigmas serologic of old infection. Acquired immunity is long hasting and solid. During pregnancy, this virus is responsible for abortion, fetal anemia. Severe anemia can cause hydrops fetalis or fetal mortality in utero or neurologic damage. We are going to start again point by point of the contage has the care the situations with which the doctor can be confronted during the pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Université Lille II, hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, pôle d'obstétrique, 59000 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Subtil
authors.affiliation: Université Lille II, hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, pôle d'obstétrique, 59000 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garabedian
authors.affiliation: Université Lille II, hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, pôle d'obstétrique, 59000 Lille, France. Electronic address: agathe.chauvet@chru-lille.fr.
authors.forename: Agathe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauvet
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*