PEDIATRICS Vol. 66 No. 5 November 1980, pp. 763-766
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Unusual Eye Abnormalities Associated with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

Lawrence D. Frenkel MD1, Marshall P. Keys MD1, Stephen J. Hefferen MD1, Marek Rola-Pleszczynski MD1, and Joseph A. Bellanti MD1

1 Departments of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Microbiology, and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC

Seven children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection demonstrated a higher than expected incidence of "rare" ophthalmological abnormalities, including anophthalmia and Peters' anomaly. These data suggest that appropriate investigation for evidence of cytomegalovirus infection should be instituted in any child with congenital ocular defects.

Submitted on June 20, 1979
Accepted on April 21, 1980


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