INTRAUTERINE INFECTIONS

1. Bacterial infections
• no reported fetal bacterial infections associated with IUGR.
2. Parasitic infections
• Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosoma cruzi (1).
3. Viral Infections
• Fetal rubella.(occurs in 40-60% of cases) (2).
• Fetal CMV infection.
• Fetal varicella infection.
• Fetal Aids infection (controversial).

REFERENCES

1. Bittencourt AL, Moto E, Ribeiro FR. Incidence of congenital Chagra's disease in Bahai, Brazil. J Trop Pediatr 1985;31:242.
2. Peckham CS. Clinical and laboratory studies in children exposed in utero to maternal rubella. Arch Dis CHILD 1972;47:571.