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Re: Another Fifth's Disease question

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Dec 2000 20:29:38 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Jennifer wrote: >
>I have contracted Fifth's disease and was in my 18th week. I got a
>reply that said 12% of babies die when this is contracted in the second
>trimester. I had an u/s about 2 weeks after contracting it and nothing
>overt was seen. We have another one schedule in 8 days. I am 21 weeks
>now. I do have a couple of more questions...
>
>If you know that you have contracted the fifth's disease and are doing
>serial u/s is the baby less likely to die of the anemia if it develops
>it? I would think that maybe the ones that die are the cases where the
>Fifth's goes undetected.
>
>How succesful is the transfusion if that is necessary?
>
>How long does it take for the anemia to show up in the baby?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>--
>Jennifer M
>

Jennifer

Yes, regular evaluation is best for you. Transfusions are very successful, but depend a lot on the skill of the perinatologist, and I am not sure how long it takes the anemia to become clinically evident. Good Luck

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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