Symptomatic parvovirus B19 infection of one fetus in a twin pregnancy

Clin Infect Dis. 1993 Aug;17(2):262-3. doi: 10.1093/clinids/17.2.262.

Abstract

Twin pregnancies complicated by infection due to parvovirus B19 are uncommon. We report a case in which only one fetus developed a symptomatic infection, which presented at first as ascites and pleural effusion; later, meconium peritonitis developed. Hydrops spontaneously resolved, and at birth meconium peritonitis was successfully treated with surgery. However, even with the positive outcome of this pregnancy, a long-term follow-up is needed to exclude damage other than injury to the erythropoietic system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diseases in Twins*
  • Erythema Infectiosum*
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Pregnancy, Multiple