Spontaneous resolution of non-immune hydrops fetalis secondary to transplacental parvovirus B19 infection

P S Bhal; N J Davies; D Westmoreland; A Jones

doi:10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07010055.x

Spontaneous resolution of non-immune hydrops fetalis secondary to transplacental parvovirus B19 infection

Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Jan;7(1):55-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07010055.x.

Authors

P S Bhal¹, N J Davies, D Westmoreland, A Jones

Affiliation

¹ Department of Fetal Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.

PMID: 8932634
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07010055.x

Abstract

We report a case of hydrops fetalis secondary to transplacental parvovirus B19 infection, in which spontaneous resolution of the hydrops occurred 4 weeks after the initial presentation. This case emphasizes the role of conservative management based on ultrasound evidence of continued resolution of the hydrops and intrauterine growth retardation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Erythema Infectiosum / diagnosis
Erythema Infectiosum / transmission*
Female
Humans
Hydrops Fetalis / diagnostic imaging
Hydrops Fetalis / physiopathology*
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
Pregnancy Outcome
Remission, Spontaneous
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*