Mirror syndrome due to coxackie B virus associated to maternal peripartum cardiomyopathy

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 453-454

  Ambrosini, Guido ^a   Nanhorngue, Kimta ^a   Pascoli, Irene ^a   Cester, Maddalena ^a   Cosmi, Erich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LETTER; MATERNAL DISEASE; MIRROR SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 51549114705     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2008.075     Document Type: Letter

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