Detection of human parvovirus B19 in cases of hydrops fetalis in São Paulo, Brazil Detecção de parvovírus humano B19 em casos de hydropsia fetal em São Paulo, Brasil

Detection of human parvovirus B19 in cases of hydrops fetalis in São Paulo, Brazil Detecção de parvovírus humano B19 em casos de hydropsia fetal em São Paulo, Brasil

Human parvovirus B19 infection is known to be one of the causes of hydrops fetalis. The maternal infection caused by the virus may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. In this study, 40 pregnant women with gestational age of approximately 25 weeks, prenatal diagnosis of non immune hydrops fetalis and sus...

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Main Authors: Cristina Adelaide Figueiredo, Maria Isabel de Oliveira, Ana Maria Sardinha Afonso, Joelma Queiroz Andrade, Maria de Lourdes Brizot, Marcelo Zugaib, Suely Pires Curti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2008-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Subjects:
Parvovírus humano B19
Diagnóstico pré-natal
Hidropsia fetal
Ultra-som
Human parvovirus B19
Prenatal diagnosis
Hydrops fetalis
Ultrasound
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