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- Title
Symptomatic Parvovirus B19 Infection of One Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy.
- Authors
Zerbini, M.; Musiani, M.; Gentilomi, G.; Venturoli, S.; Gallinella, G.; Gibellini, D.; Morandi, R.; Guerra, B.; Bovicelli, L.; La Placa, M.
- Abstract
Twin pregnancies complicated by infection due to parvovirus B19 are uncommon. We report a case in which only one fetus developed a symptomatic infection, which presented at first as ascites and pleural effusion; later, meconium peritonitis developed. Hydrops spontaneously resolved, and at birth meconium peritonitis was successfully treated with surgery. However, even with the positive outcome of this pregnancy, a long-term follow-up is needed to exclude damage other than injury to the erythropoietic system.
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1993, Vol 17, Issue 2, p262
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article