PEDIATRICS Vol. 82 No. 1 July 1988, pp. 100-103
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Binder, N. D.
Right arrow Articles by Benda, G. I.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Binder, N. D.
Right arrow Articles by Benda, G. I.

Outcome for Fetus With Ascites and Cytomegalovirus Infection

Nancy D. Binder MD, PhD1, John W. Buckmaster MD1, and Gerda I. Benda MD1

1 From the Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland

The prenatal and neonatal course of a fetus with cytomegalovirus infection and ascites found on ultrasonographic examination at 27 weeks' gestation is reported. The ascites resolved within 4 weeks and the neonate had evidence only of mild congenital cytomegalovirus infection at birth. The factors predictive of the long-term outcome for an infant with congenital cytomegalovirus infection are reviewed. In this case, the finding that signs of significant disease in the fetus do not necessarily correlate with signs of severe congenital infection in the neonate is reported. It is suggested that prospective data are needed to aid in prediction of the course of fetal cytomegalovirus infection.

Key Words: cytomegalovirus • ascites • fetus • congenital infection

Submitted on February 9, 1987
Accepted on July 27, 1987