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Isolated hypoplasia of the abdominal wall associated with fetal parvovirus B19 infection
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Isolated hypoplasia of the abdominal wall associated with fetal parvovirus B19 infection

Mazen Dajam, Yousef M Al Talhi and Jubara Alallah
BMJ case reports, Vol.13(8), p.e234848
27/08/2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-234848
PMID: 32859622

Abstract

Abdominal Muscles - physiopathology Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Hydrops Fetalis - diagnosis Hydrops Fetalis - diagnostic imaging Hydrops Fetalis - therapy Infant Infant, Premature Paracentesis Parvovirus B19, Human - isolation & purification Phototherapy
We report a rare case of a preterm infant with a diagnosis of hydrops fetalis, associated with parvovirus B19 infection. At birth, the infant had severe ascites. She recovered and was discharged in later good condition. In follow-up at 10 years of age, she still had severe isolated hypoplasia of the abdominal muscles. Isolated hypoplasia of the abdominal muscles after parvovirus B19 infection appears to be a separate entity, which should be differentiated from other abdominal wall anomalies.

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