Intrauterine Parvovirus Infection Associated With Hydrops Fetalis

Fifth disease in children living in Belém, Brazil

“…I n addition , huma n parvoviru s B 1 9 wa s shown t o caus e erythem a infectiosu m (EI ) o r "fifth disease", an acute exanthem o f childhood 4 .…”

Clinical and epidemiological aspects of human parvovirus B19 infection in an urban area in Brazil (Niterói city area, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

“…Adults, particularly females, with erythema infectiosum, frequently present joint symptoms (Reid et al 1985). Parvovirus B19 also causes transient aplastic crisis in patients with underlying hemolytic anemia (Pattison et al 1981), persistent anemia in immunocompromised patients (Kurtzman et al 1989) and hydrops fetalis and fetal loss during pregnancy (Brown et al 1984).…”

Human parvovirus B19 infection and hydrops fetalis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“…Infection with the virus was first shown to be associated with fetal death in 1984 (Brown et al 1984). Since then, several other reports have described B19 infection in pregnancy (Knott et al 1984, Bond et al 1986.…”