Fetal cerebellar hemorrhage in parvovirus-associated non-immune hydrops fetalis

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2007 Oct;20(10):769-72. doi: 10.1080/14767050701580960.

Abstract

We report two cases of fetal cerebellar hemorrhage in the setting of parvovirus-associated hydrops fetalis and fetal blood transfusion. In both cases, the cerebellar hemorrhage was diagnosed by fetal magnetic resonance imaging after intrauterine blood transfusion. To our knowledge, this is the first report of fetal cerebellar hemorrhage in the setting of parvovirus-associated hydrops fetalis, and may be the result of cerebrovascular changes both during and after the transfusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine / adverse effects*
  • Cerebellum / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrops Fetalis / therapy*
  • Hydrops Fetalis / virology
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Parvoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Parvovirus B19, Human / pathogenicity*
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal