Elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and hydrops fetalis in association with fetal parvovirus B-19 infection

I M Bernstein; E L Capeless

Elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and hydrops fetalis in association with fetal parvovirus B-19 infection

Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Sep;74(3 Pt 2):456-7.

Authors

I M Bernstein¹, E L Capeless

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, U.V.M. College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.

PMID: 2474782

Abstract

A woman was referred at 19 weeks' gestation for genetic counseling regarding elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels. Sonography identified fetal hydrops and fetal death. Fetal tissue specimens showed evidence of human parvovirus infection by DNA probe analysis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
DNA Probes
Female
Fetal Death / diagnosis
Fetal Diseases / diagnosis
Fetal Diseases / etiology
Humans
Hydrops Fetalis / diagnosis*
Hydrops Fetalis / etiology
Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis*
Pregnancy
Ultrasonography*
alpha-Fetoproteins / analysis*

Substances

DNA Probes
alpha-Fetoproteins