Title of article
Fetal meconium peritonitis after maternal hepatitis A,
Author/Authors
Robert S. McDuffie Jr.، نويسنده , , Ted Bader، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1999
Pages
2
From page
1031
To page
1032
Abstract
Hepatitis A virus has rarely been implicated in congenital infections. After maternal hepatitis A at 13 weeks’ gestation, ultrasonographic examinations revealed fetal ascites (20 weeks) and meconium peritonitis (33 weeks). After delivery, a perforated distal ileum was resected. Elevated levels of hepatitis A immunoglobulin G persisted in the infant 6 months after delivery. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999;180:1031-2.)
Keywords
congenital malformation , Pregnancy , HePatitis A , intrauterine infection , meconium peritonitis
Journal title
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Serial Year
1999
Journal title
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Record number
643251
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