TITLE:
Parvovirus B19 and Pregnant Women: A Bibliographic Review
AUTHORS:
Majda Bouraddane, Karima Warda, Said Zouhair
KEYWORDS:
Parvovirus B19, Pregnant Women, Clinical Manifestations, Fetal Death, Hydrops Fetalis
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.11 No.11,
November
23,
2021
ABSTRACT: Primary infection with
parvovirus B19 is an uncommon but serious and treatable cause of chronic anemia
in immuno compromised hosts. Widely distributed, it is responsible for a wide
range of clinical manifestations, the characteristics and outcome of which
depend on the interaction between the viral properties and the physiological
and immune status of the infected individuals. Infection during pregnancy can result in fetal
anemia, abortion, and hydrops. Pregnancy does not appear to affect the course
of the infection, but the infection may affect the pregnancy. The diagnosis of
B19V can be made by serological and molecular investigation of the mother, fetus
and newborn. In these conditions,
it seemed necessary for us to answer in this article the various questions raised by the
occurrence of a contagion and/or an infection with Parvovirus B19 during
pregnancy. Our objective was to
determine at first the nature and the main characteristics of Parvovirus B19 as
well as its propagation during the pregnancy and to show its risk for the
pregnant woman and her fetus. The importance of the subject is proven by the
data on the spread and incidence of the virus. Worldwide, the focus on pregnancy is due to the
additional potentially fatal effects on the fetus. This document covers the
important aspects of a medical investigation: causes, symptoms, tests and
diagnosis.