A case of early intrauterine parvovirus B19 infection

Prenat Diagn. 1996 Jan;16(1):75-7. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199601)16:1<75::AID-PD803>3.0.CO;2-3.

Abstract

We present a case of parvovirus B19 infection in the first trimester, confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in amniotic fluid and cord blood, that caused myocarditis, severe intrauterine growth retardation, and probably glomerulonephritis. Eventually a small-for-dates neonate was born, without any signs of the infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amniotic Fluid / chemistry
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / virology*
  • Fetal Growth Retardation / virology
  • Glomerulonephritis / virology
  • Humans
  • Myocarditis / virology
  • Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Parvovirus B19, Human* / genetics
  • Parvovirus B19, Human* / immunology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • alpha-Fetoproteins / analysis

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • alpha-Fetoproteins