Hepatic fibrosis in congenital cytomegalovirus infection: with fetal ascites and pulmonary hypoplasia.
This is a report of an infant with congenital cytomegalovirus infection who presented with fetal ascites and pulmonary hypoplasia. Severe hepatic fibrosis was found at postmortem, suggesting that portal hypertension played a role in the pathogenesis of the ascites. The significance of fetal ascites in intrauterine cytomegalovirus infection is discussed.
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Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy