Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome Overview

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What is the definition of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome?
Fetal enterovirus syndrome occurs when a pregnant mother who is infected with an enterovirus passes the virus to her baby while it is the womb or during delivery. Enteroviruses are common viruses that most adults are immune to, but a pregnant woman who is not immune can pass the virus to her baby. A baby infected with an enterovirus may develop a mild or severe illness.
What are the symptoms of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome?
Symptoms of a mild enterovirus infection in infants may include fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough, mouth blisters, skin rash, and body and muscle aches. Symptoms of a severe enterovirus infection in infants may include viral conjunctivitis, hand, foot, and mouth disease, viral meningitis, viral encephalitis (brain infection), infection of the heart (myocarditis), infection of the sac covering the heart (pericarditis), hepatitis, sudden paralysis, inflammatory muscle disease, lung infection, coagulation abnormalities, sepsis, and rarely, organ failure and death. Congenital enterovirus infection in a fetus can lead to miscarriage, hydrops fetalis (abnormal build-up of fluid in tissues), fetal abnormalities of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary system, developmental delays, fluid in the lungs and/or abdomen, and severe respiratory failure.
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What are the current treatments for Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome?
There is no cure for fetal enterovirus syndrome. Treatment is focused on supportive care to help alleviate symptoms. Severe fetal enterovirus syndrome can be fatal.
Who are the top Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome Local Doctors?
Dr. Ana Monteagudo
Neonatology
Dr. Ana Monteagudo
Neonatology

Carnegie Imaging For Women, Carnegie Women’s Health And Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates

148 Madison Ave., FL 10, 
New York, NY 
 (10.2 mi)
212-427-1576
Languages Spoken:
English
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Ana Monteagudo is a Neonatologist in New York, New York. Dr. Monteagudo and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Ectopic Pregnancy, Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome, Tubal Disease, and Placenta Previa.

Dr. Marianne K. Herrighty
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Marianne K. Herrighty
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Regional Womens Health Group LLC

338 Belleville Tpke, 
Kearny, NJ 
 (3.6 mi)
201-991-3838
Languages Spoken:
English
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Marianne Herrighty is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Kearny, New Jersey. Dr. Herrighty and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Angiomyoma, Uterine Fibroids, Endometrial Polyps, and Menorrhagia.

 
 
 
 
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Dr. Nathan S. Fox
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Nathan S. Fox
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Carnegie Imaging For Women, Carnegie Women’s Health And Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates

1245 Madison Ave, 
New York, NY 
 (11.7 mi)
212-722-7426
Languages Spoken:
English
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Nathan Fox is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in New York, New York. Dr. Fox and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Small for Gestational Age, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Placenta Previa, Hysterectomy, and Intrauterine Device Insertion.

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