Congenital Parvovirus B19 Infection: Persistent Viremia and Red Blood Cell Aplasia

We describe a case of fetal parvovirus B19 infection resulting in preterm birth and leading to hydrops fetalis requiring multiple in utero transfusions. The infant developed chronic postnatal anemia responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Serum viral load decreased after immunoglobulin tre...

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Autores principales: Nadimpalli, Sruti S., Miller, Russell S., Kamath, Vasudeva M., Farkouh, Christiana R., Nhan-Chang, Chia-Ling, Rathe, Jennifer A., Collins, Amélie, Duchon, Jennifer M., Neu, Natalie, Simpson, Lynn L., Ratner, Adam J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv049
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Sumario:We describe a case of fetal parvovirus B19 infection resulting in preterm birth and leading to hydrops fetalis requiring multiple in utero transfusions. The infant developed chronic postnatal anemia responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Serum viral load decreased after immunoglobulin treatment but remained detectable for over 1 year.

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