Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011
Dispatch
Placental Transmission of Human Parvovirus 4 in Newborns with Hydrops, Taiwan
Mao-Yuan Chen
, Shiu-Ju Yang, and Chien-Ching Hung
, Shiu-Ju Yang, and Chien-Ching Hung
Table 1
Clinical information about 6 infants with hydrops, Taiwan, 2000–2009*
| Patient | Sex | Delivery | Gestational age, wk | Birthweight, g | Hydrops signs | Hemoglobin, g/dL | Transfusion† | Platelets, 103/μL | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | F | CS | 35 | 2,846 | Pericardial effusion, polyhydramnios | 8.1 | Yes | NA | Survived |
| B | M | Vaginal | 40 | 2,468 | Pleural effusion, skin edema | 7.9 | Yes | 183 | Survived |
| C | F | CS | 32 | 3,070 | Pleural effusion, skin edema | 7.8 | Yes | 22 | Died |
| D | M | CS | 35 | 3,030 | Ascites, pericardial effusion | 4.1 | Yes | 6 | Survived |
| E | M | Vaginal | 27 | 1,450 | Pleural effusion, skin edema | 13 | No | 232 | Survived |
| F | M | CS | 32 | 2,634 | Ascites, pleural effusion | 12 | No | 76 | Died
*CS, cesarean section; NA, not available. |
*CS, cesarean section; NA, not available.
†All transfusions were given after delivery. Blood samples were collected on the second (patients A–D) or third (E, F) day after delivery.
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