Severe congenital cytomegalovirus infection with fetal hydrops in a cytomegalovirus-seropositive healthy woman

Authors
Inoue, T Matsumura, N Fukuoka, M Sagawa, N Fujii, S
Citation
T. Inoue et al., Severe congenital cytomegalovirus infection with fetal hydrops in a cytomegalovirus-seropositive healthy woman, EUR J OB GY, 95(2), 2001, pp. 184-186
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03012115 → ACNP
Volume
95
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
184 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-2115(200104)95:2<184:SCCIWF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We report the case of a woman whose two consecutive pregnancies resulted in intrauterine fetal death due to severe congenital cytomegalovirus infectio n. In both pregnancies, congenital cytomegalovirus infection was prenatally diagnosed on the basis of detection of cytomegalovirus DNA and specific Ig M in cord blood. This case suggests that severe congenital cytomegalovirus infection can occur even in seropositive healthy women. (C) 2001 Elsevier S cience Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.