First report of human parechovirus type 3 infection in a pregnant woman

Highlights • This is the first reported case of a pregnant patient with human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV3). • In this case, HPeV3 induced fever, arthralgia, myalgia, and muscle weakness. • A cesarean section was performed, and PCR for the detection of HPeV3 was negative for the placenta, umbilical co...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2017-06, Vol.59 (C), p.22-24
Main Authors: Shinomoto, Makiko, Kawasaki, Tatsuya, Sugahara, Takuya, Nakata, Keiko, Kotani, Tomoya, Yoshitake, Hidetaka, Yuasa, Kento, Saeki, Masashi, Fujiwara, Yasuhiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Fever
Genotype
Humans
Infectious Disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Muscle weakness
Myalgia
Parechovirus - genetics
Parechovirus - isolation & purification
Parechovirus type 3
Picornaviridae Infections - diagnostic imaging
Picornaviridae Infections - virology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - virology
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Summary:Highlights • This is the first reported case of a pregnant patient with human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV3). • In this case, HPeV3 induced fever, arthralgia, myalgia, and muscle weakness. • A cesarean section was performed, and PCR for the detection of HPeV3 was negative for the placenta, umbilical cord, umbilical cord blood, amniotic fluid, and breast milk. • There was no complication in the clinical course and the patient was discharged with her baby in a stable condition.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2017.03.018