Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of prenatal neurological damage, which is particularly severe when primary maternal infection occurs during the first 16 weeks of gestation, at the time of organ development and neuronal migration. Vascular involvement has been suggested to be among the possible pathogenic mechanisms of virus-induced pathology, in addition to direct viral effects. We report on a fetus with cerebral CMV infection, which had intraventricular haemorrhage, together with oligohydramnios and hyperechogenic bowel, following maternal primary CMV infection. Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Intraventricular haemorrhage in a fetus with cerebral cytomegalovirus infection / Giovanni, Nigro; LA TORRE, Renato; Eleonora, Sali; Maura, Auteri; Manuela, Mazzocco; Luca, Maranghi; Cosmi, Ermelando. - In: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS. - ISSN 0197-3851. - 22:7(2002), pp. 558-561. [10.1002/pd.366]
Intraventricular haemorrhage in a fetus with cerebral cytomegalovirus infection
LA TORRE, Renato;COSMI, Ermelando
2002
Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of prenatal neurological damage, which is particularly severe when primary maternal infection occurs during the first 16 weeks of gestation, at the time of organ development and neuronal migration. Vascular involvement has been suggested to be among the possible pathogenic mechanisms of virus-induced pathology, in addition to direct viral effects. We report on a fetus with cerebral CMV infection, which had intraventricular haemorrhage, together with oligohydramnios and hyperechogenic bowel, following maternal primary CMV infection. Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.