Affiliations: Department of Neonatology, University of Bonn, Bonn,
Germany | Department of Virology, University of Bonn, Bonn,
Germany
Note: [] Corresponding author: Dr. Stephanie Siebert, Department of
Neonatology, Adenauerallee 119, D-53113 Bonn, Germany. Tel.: +49 228 287 33408;
Fax: +49 228 287 33296; E-mail: stephanie. siebert@ukb.uni-bonn.de
Abstract: We report a case of left hemispheric cerebral stroke and occlusion
of right axillary artery in a newborn with fetal last trimester parvovirus B19
infection detected by polymerase chain reaction for viral DNA. Thromboembolic
occlusion of cervical and cerebral arteries was demonstrated on MRI. Excluding
vasculitis or prothrombotic condition, data suggest neonatal stroke arising
from the congenital parvovirus B19 infection.
