Abstract
Hepatitis A virus has rarely been implicated in congenital infections. After maternal hepatitis A at 13 weeks' gestation, ultrasonographic examinations revealed fetal ascites (20 weeks) and meconium peritonitis (33 weeks). After delivery, a perforated distal ileum was resected. Elevated levels of hepatitis A immunoglobulin G persisted in the infant 6 months after delivery.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Ascites / diagnostic imaging
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Ascites / embryology
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Ascites / etiology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Fetal Diseases / embryology
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Fetal Diseases / etiology*
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Hepatitis A / complications*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Meconium*
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Peritonitis / diagnostic imaging
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Peritonitis / embryology
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Peritonitis / etiology*
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*
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Ultrasonography