Congenital cytomegalovirus infection associated with severe lung involvement in a preterm neonate: a causal relationship?

Koklu E., Karadag A., Tunc T., ALTUN BİNGÖL D., Sarici S. U.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.168, sa.11, ss.1409-1412, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 168 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00431-009-0941-0
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1409-1412
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chronic lung disease, Congenital cytomegalovirus, Neonate, Pneumonitis, Preterm, Respiratory distress syndrome, VIRUS INFECTION, INFANTS, PNEUMONITIS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We report a preterm neonate with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection associated with severe lung involvement progressing to early chronic lung disease (CLD) and death. The present case represents the earliest and the most severe lung involvement depending on recurrent maternal CMV infection reported in the literature. Neonatal mortality and progression to early CLD should be considered in the list of possible neonatal sequelae resulting from recurrent maternal CMV infection.