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Meconium peritonitis and parvovirus B19 infection associated with hydrops fetalis
Authors: Velaphi, Sithembiso; Reubenson, Gary; Nakwa, Firdose
Source: Annals of Tropical Paediatrics: International Child Health, Volume 26, Number 4, December 2006 , pp. 371-375(5)
Publisher: Maney Publishing
Abstract:
Two preterm infants with non-immune hydrops fetalis associated with meconium peritonitis are reported. The first presented with a cystic abdominal mass and the second had positive parvovirus B19 serology. The association of meconium peritonitis with hydrops fetalis was through different mechanisms in each patient.Document Type: Case Report
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/146532806X152926
Affiliations: Department of Paediatrics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Publication date: 2006-12-01
- In 2012 Annals of Tropical Paediatrics changed its name to Paediatrics and International Child Health to reflect changes and developments in the subject area. View the issues of Paediatrics and International Child Health available online.
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