Fatal illness associated with pulmonary hypertension in a neonate caused by intrauterine echovirus 11 infection

Nonpolio enterovirus (NPEV) infections are known to cause a wide range of illnesses in the neonatal period. In most cases, NPEV is presumed to be contracted during birth. Intrauterine NPEV infections occur infrequently. A case of intrauterine echovirus 11 infection with pneumonia, persistent pulmona...

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Published inAmerican journal of perinatology Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 59
Main Authors Willems, A, Benne, C A, Timmer, A, Bergman, K A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2006
Subjects
Echovirus Infections - complications
Echovirus Infections - physiopathology
Echovirus Infections - therapy
Enterovirus B, Human
Fatal Outcome
Female
Fetal Diseases - virology
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology
Hypertension, Pulmonary - therapy
Hypertension, Pulmonary - virology
Infant, Newborn
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - physiopathology
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - virology
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Summary:Nonpolio enterovirus (NPEV) infections are known to cause a wide range of illnesses in the neonatal period. In most cases, NPEV is presumed to be contracted during birth. Intrauterine NPEV infections occur infrequently. A case of intrauterine echovirus 11 infection with pneumonia, persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, and purpura fulminans is presented.
ISSN:0735-1631
DOI:10.1055/s-2005-918890