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Congenital Cytomegalovirus
Alternate Names : CMV - Congenital, Congenital CMV
Definition Congenital cytomegalovirus is a cluster of findings associated with infection of the fetus by cytomegalovirus.
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Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Congenital cytomegalovirus is caused when an infected mother passes CMV virus to the fetus through the placenta. The mother's illness may be subclinical (without symptoms or asymptomatic), and she may be unaware that any problems exist.
The majority of congenitally infected children are asymptomatic. The symptomatic infant is characteristically born with a petechial rash (a rash that looks like fine purplish-colored dots), a large spleen and liver, jaundice, inflammation of the retina, intracranial calcifications (mineral deposits within the brain), and a small head (microcephaly).
Only about 1 out of 10 infants congenitally infected with CMV are thought to exhibit these symptoms.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Anemia
• CMV Retinitis
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction
• Pneumonia
Tests & Exams
• Antibody Titer
• Bilirubin
• CBC
• Chest X-Ray
• Ophthalmoscopy
• Urinalysis
Other Topics
• Asymptomatic
• Bleeding Into the Skin
• Breath Sounds
• Calcification
• Hearing Loss
• Hepatomegaly
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Rashes
• Retina
• Splenomegaly
Review Date : 1/21/2002
Reviewed By : Philip L. Graham III, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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