RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Isolated hypoplasia of the abdominal wall associated with fetal parvovirus B19 infection
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e234848
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-234848
VO 13
IS 8
A1 Dajam, Mazen
A1 Al Talhi, Yousef M
A1 Alallah, Jubara
YR 2020
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/8/e234848.abstract
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.