PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dajam, Mazen
AU  - Al Talhi, Yousef M
AU  - Alallah, Jubara
TI  - Isolated hypoplasia of the abdominal wall associated with fetal parvovirus B19 infection
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2020-234848
DP  - 2020 Aug 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e234848
VI  - 13
IP  - 8
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/8/e234848.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/8/e234848.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2020 Aug 01; 13
AB  - 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.