Hydrops fetalis is associated with?: (A) Hepatitis B, (B) Parvovirus B 19, (C) Malaria, (D) Tuberculosis
Answer is B. ANSWER: (B) Parvovirus B 19REF: Williams Obstetrics 22nd edition Table 29-8, Harrisons Internal Medicine 17th edition Chapter 177. Parvovirus InfectionsB19 infection during pregnancy can lead to hydrops fetalis and/or fetal loss. The risk of transplacental fetal infection is 30%, and the risk of fetal loss (predominantly early in the second trimester) is 9%. The risk of congenital infection is <1%.Infections causing non-immune hydrops:CytomegalovirusToxoplasmosisSyphilisCongenital hepatitisRubellaParvovirus B 19LeptospirosisChagas disease