Save to my dashboard Sign in or Sign up to save this page. Saving Just a moment, please. You've saved this page It's been added to your dashboard. In This Topic. What is fifth disease? What causes fifth disease? What problems can fifth disease cause in pregnancy? You may have complications from fifth disease if you have: Sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is the most common form of sickle cell disease also called SCD.
SCD is a condition in which the red blood cells in your body are shaped like a sickle like the letter C. In a healthy person, red blood cells are round and flexible. They flow easily in the blood. A person with SCD has red blood cells that are stiff and can block blood flow. This can cause pain, infections, organ damage and stroke. A weak immune system due to cancer like leukemia blood cancer or HIV infection.
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Rarely, this can lead to a severe anemia that can cause: Hydrops fetalis. Hydrops can cause heart failure and death. This is when a baby dies in the womb before 20 weeks of pregnancy. This is when is when a baby dies in the womb after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Who is at risk of getting fifth disease?
What are the signs and symptoms of fifth disease? It resolves without medical treatment among children and adults who are otherwise healthy. Joint pain and swelling in adults usually resolves in a week or so without long-term disability.
Usually, there are no serious complications for a pregnant woman or her baby because of exposure to a person with fifth disease. Even if a woman is susceptible and gets infected with parvovirus B, she usually experiences only a mild illness. Likewise, her unborn baby usually does not have any problems due to parvovirus B infection.
Sometimes, however, parvovirus B infection will cause the unborn baby to have severe anemia and the woman may have a miscarriage. There is no evidence that parvovirus B infection causes birth defects or mental retardation. If you have been in contact with someone who has fifth disease or if you have an illness that might be caused by parvovirus B, you may want to talk to your healthcare provider.
Your physician may perform a blood test to see if you are currently infected with parvovirus B or whether you have evidence of a past infection and are immune. A blood test for parvovirus B may show 1 that you are immune to parvovirus B and have no sign of recent infection; 2 that you are not immune and have not yet been infected; or 3 that you are currently or were recently infected.
If you are immune, then you have nothing further to be concerned about. If you are not immune and not yet infected, then you may wish to avoid further exposure during. If you have had a recent infection, you should discuss with your physician what you should do to monitor your pregnancy.
If you have a rash, your health care provider may be able to diagnose fifth disease during a physical exam. People with young children and who work with children such as child care providers and teachers are most likely to come in contact with fifth disease and get infected. He may recommend that you have an ultrasound once a week or every other week for 8 to 12 weeks.
If an ultrasound shows that your baby is having problems, your provider may recommend amniocentesis to confirm the infection. If your baby has fifth disease, chances are the infection will go away on its own.
Fifth disease causes severe anemia in the babies of fewer than 5 percent of infected pregnant women. If your baby has severe anemia, your provider may be able to treat it by giving her a blood transfusion through the umbilical cord.
Blood transfusion is having new blood put into your body. If your baby has hydrops from fifth disease during the third trimester, you may need to be induced to give birth early. Your provider can talk to you about birth and treatment options for your baby. About 6 in 10 adults 60 percent had the infection as children.
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