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Survival of a preterm neonate with late onset hydrops fetalis due to parvovirus B19 infection. 1998

P J McNamara, and R Ramanan

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Basildon Hospital, UK.

This paper presents a case of non-immune hydrops (NIH) which presented late at 28 weeks' gestation during an otherwise asymptomatic pregnancy. A severely hydropic female infant was born with significant cardiorespiratory compromise; however, aggressive resuscitation and postnatal treatment resulted in a favourable outcome. Parvovirus B19 DNA was subsequently detected in postnatal blood samples by nested polymerase chain reaction. This case emphasizes that survival is achievable even in those cases where intrauterine transfusion is not performed. It highlights the importance of prompt delivery and intensive neonatal support in such situations.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007234	Infant, Premature	A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION.	Neonatal Prematurity,Premature Infants,Preterm Infants,Infant, Preterm,Infants, Premature,Infants, Preterm,Premature Infant,Prematurity, Neonatal,Preterm Infant
D007235	Infant, Premature, Diseases	Diseases that occur in PREMATURE INFANTS.
D010322	Parvoviridae Infections	Virus infections caused by the PARVOVIRIDAE.	Parvovirus Infections,Infections, Parvoviridae,Infections, Parvovirus,Infection, Parvoviridae,Infection, Parvovirus,Parvoviridae Infection,Parvovirus Infection
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D015160	Hydrops Fetalis	Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in two or more fetal compartments, such as SKIN; PLEURA; PERICARDIUM; PLACENTA; PERITONEUM; AMNIOTIC FLUID. General fetal EDEMA may be of non-immunologic origin, or of immunologic origin as in the case of ERYTHROBLASTOSIS FETALIS.	Edema, Fetal,Fetal Edema,Fetal Hydrops,Familial Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis,Hydrops Fetalis Nonimmune,Hydrops Fetalis, Idiopathic,Hydrops Fetalis, Immune,Hydrops Fetalis, Non-Immune,Hydrops Fetalis, Nonimmune,Idiopathic Hydrops Fetalis,Immune Hydrops Fetalis,Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis,Familial Non Immune Hydrops Fetalis,Fetali, Idiopathic Hydrops,Fetalis Nonimmune, Hydrops,Fetalis Nonimmunes, Hydrops,Fetalis, Idiopathic Hydrops,Hydrops Fetali, Idiopathic,Hydrops Fetali, Nonimmune,Hydrops Fetalis Nonimmunes,Hydrops, Fetal,Idiopathic Hydrops Fetali,Nonimmune Hydrops Fetali,Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis,Nonimmune, Hydrops Fetalis,Nonimmunes, Hydrops Fetalis
D016732	Parvovirus B19, Human	The type species of ERYTHROVIRUS and the etiological agent of ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM, a disease most commonly seen in school-age children.	B19 virus,Human Parvovirus B19,Parvovirus B19,B19 viruses,B19, Parvovirus,Parvovirus B19s
D017668	Age of Onset	The age, developmental stage, or period of life at which a disease or the initial symptoms or manifestations of a disease appear in an individual.	Age-at-Onset,Age at Onset,Onset Age