The clinical presentation raised suspicion of
fetal viral infection. Because of severe brain disease
and microcephaly, the fetus was given a
poor prognosis for neonatal health. The mother
requested that the pregnancy be terminated, and
the procedure was subsequently approved by
national and hospital ethics committees. Medicaltermination of the pregnancy was performed
at 32 weeks of gestation. At the delivery, the only
morphologic anomaly was the prominent microcephaly.
Genetic consultation that included a detailed
maternal family history revealed no suspicion
of genetic syndromes or diseases. An autopsy
was performed, as is mandatory in all cases of
termination of pregnancy. The mother provided
written informed consent for the publication of
this case report.