Items for "Parvovirus B19"

Detection of parvovirus B19, cytomegalovirus and enterovirus infections in cases of intrauterine fetal death

Aims: Maternal infections with parvovirus B19, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and enterovirus have been associated with intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), but the incidence of these infections is not clear...

Keywords: cytomegalovirus, Enterovirus, Fetal death, Parvovirus B19, pregnancy, Stillbirth

Non-hydropic intrauterine fetal death more than five months after primary parvovirus B19 infection

Aims: Clinical follow-up of possible fetal complications associated with maternal parvovirus B19 infection is usually recommended during the 2–3 months after primary infection.

Results: A case of late intrauterine fetal death associated with at least 5 months of maternal parvovirus B19 viremia and in the presence of B19 IgG and IgM is described.

Conclusions: The time of clinical and laboratory followup after maternal parvovirus B19 infection may need to be revised if prolonged viremia is more common than previously described.

Keywords: Fetal, infection, intrauterine death, Parvovirus B19