ABSTRACT
A woman with a 7-year history of herpes progenitalis was delivered by cesarean section after herpes simplex virus was isolated from the cervix 2 weeks prior to delivery. No overt signs of herpes progenitalis had been observed during this pregnancy. At amniocentesis done the day of delivery to assess fetal maturity, herpes simplex virus was isolated from the amniotic fluid. An unaffected infant was delivered; she remains healthy at 18 months of age. Immunoglobulin levels in fetal serum and amniotic fluid did not indicate fetal infection.
Subject(s)
Amniotic Fluid/microbiology , Fetal Diseases/diagnosis , Herpes Simplex/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis , Simplexvirus/isolation & purification , Adult , Amniotic Fluid/immunology , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulins/analysis , Infant, Newborn , Maternal-Fetal Exchange , PregnancyABSTRACT
Hemolytic anemia was detected in 2 young women in the second trimester of pregnancy. The diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis was made, and the patients underwent uneventful splenectomy. Five similar cases from the literature are reviewed.
