In Utero Treatment of Hydrops Fetalis due to Parvovirus B19 Infection: a Case Report

Pui Shan NG; Tak Yeung LEUNG; Tse Ngong LEUNG; Tze Kin LAU

doi:10.12809/hkjgom.1.1.9

In Utero Treatment of Hydrops Fetalis due to Parvovirus B19 Infection: a Case Report

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Pui Shan NG
Tak Yeung LEUNG
Tse Ngong LEUNG
Tze Kin LAU

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https://doi.org/10.12809/hkjgom.1.1.9

Abstract

We report a case of hydrops fetalis due to parvovirus B19 infection diagnosed at 20 weeks of gestation and treated by intrauterine transfusion. The haemoglobin before transfusion was 3.2g/dl. Although there was evidence of resolution of hydrops one week after the treatment, it took 7 weeks before all features of hydrops disappeared completely. A healthy baby was delivered at term. The perinatal implication, diagnosis and management of parvovirus infection were discussed. (HKJGOM 2000; 1:67-70)

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2023-03-31

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NG PS, LEUNG TY, LEUNG TN, LAU TK. In Utero Treatment of Hydrops Fetalis due to Parvovirus B19 Infection: a Case Report. Hong Kong J Gynaecol Obstet Midwifery [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];1(1). Available from: https://hkjgom.org/home/article/view/9

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2000)

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Case Report

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