Hydrothorax as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Parvovirus B19 Infection

 

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ABSTRACT

We present a case of congenital parvovirus B19 infection in a term neonate manifested with isolated massive hydrothorax and mild anemia. Parvovirus B19 DNA was detected in maternal and neonatal blood as well as in pleural fluid despite lack of suggestive serology.

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Kosmas SarafidisM.D. 

Lecturer in Neonatology, 1st Dept. of Neonatology, Aristotle University, Hippokration General Hospital

Kostantinoupoleos 49, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece

Email: saraf@med.auth.gr