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Case Reports
. 2022 Dec;40(10):586-587.
doi: 10.1016/j.eimce.2021.12.016.

Possible intrauterine transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Ultrasound findings and viral molecular detection in amniotic fluid

Maria Carolina Andrade Maia  1 , Carolina Santos Souza Tavares  2 , Cliomar Alves Dos Santos  3 , Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho  4
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Case Reports

Possible intrauterine transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Ultrasound findings and viral molecular detection in amniotic fluid

Maria Carolina Andrade Maia et al. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2022 Dec.
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Fig. 1
Ultrasound images at 25 weeks of gestation showing liver (A) and placental (B) calcifications. At 28 weeks of gestation, there was progression of calcifications and changes in placental shape (C). At 36 weeks of pregnancy, the patient presented amniochorial detachment (D). Two days after birth, the child had persistent calcifications in the right and left liver lobes (E).
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