A neonate with subumbilical swellings
Van Beers-Tas, M.H.; Heidema, J.; van Dongen-van Baal, M.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 156(44): A4084
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 23114168 Document Number: 659870
A neonate presented with hypoplasia of the abdominal wall muscles after fetal ascites due to anemia caused by an intra-uterine infection with parvovirus B19. Because this is an extremely rare complication, pathogenesis and prognosis are currently unclear.