A perinatal cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent patient with chorioretinitis

J Trop Pediatr. 2014 Oct;60(5):401-3. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmu024. Epub 2014 Apr 25.

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common viral infection of newborns in all periods worldwide. Perinatal form of infection is usually less severe than the congenital form because of having a lower rate for serious organ involvement like central nervous system. In this article, we report a 3-month-old immunocompetent patient who was diagnosed as having perinatal CMV infection with a scar of chorioretinitis after presenting with gastroenteritis and hepatitis.

Keywords: chorioretinitis; cytomegalovirus; perinatal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Chorioretinitis / congenital
  • Chorioretinitis / diagnosis*
  • Chorioretinitis / drug therapy
  • Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / congenital*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / virology
  • Female
  • Ganciclovir / therapeutic use
  • Hepatitis / diagnosis
  • Hepatitis / etiology*
  • Hepatitis / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ganciclovir