Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023
Synopsis
Congenital Mpox Syndrome (Clade I) in Stillborn Fetus after Placental Infection and Intrauterine Transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008
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![Evidence of congenital mpox syndrome from a stillborn fetus after placental monkeypox infection and intrauterine transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008. A) Marked hepatomegaly demonstrating liver twice normal size for gestational age, ascites, and hydrops. B) The maternal surface of the placenta had numerous discrete punctate hemorrhages.](/eid/images/23-0606-F2.jpg)
Figure 2. Evidence of congenital mpox syndrome from a stillborn fetus after placental monkeypox infection and intrauterine transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008. A) Marked hepatomegaly demonstrating liver twice normal size for gestational age, ascites, and hydrops. B) The maternal surface of the placenta had numerous discrete punctate hemorrhages.
1These senior authors contributed equally to this article.
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