Детские инфекции (Москва) (Dec 2020)

The modern view of congenital cytomegalovirus infection: clinical observations

  • N. V. Kholodnova,
  • L. N. Mazankova,
  • A. A. Volter,
  • I. E. Turina,
  • A. L. Rossina,
  • O. Yu. Brunova,
  • L. M. Makarova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22627/2072-8107-2020-19-4-58-63
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 4
pp. 58 – 63

Abstract

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Тhis work is a continuation of the literature review «The modern view of congenital cytomegalovirus infection» and is devoted to the clinical cases. Particular attention is paid to the severity of congenital cytomegalovirus infection (CCMVI), as well as the its clinical variability, including developmental anomalies. The variety of clinical forms requires a wide range of examinations to identify all this infection manifestations in a newborn child and children in the first months of life, as well as the doctors alertness regarding the timely diagnosis of intrauterine infections based on the existing clinical features. The presented cases demonstrate the CCMVI clinical manifestations: the «classical» generalized manifest form, with a specific clinical, laboratory and instrumental findings, the severe generalized CCMVI with kidney congenital malformation and postnatal development of congenital cataract.

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