title: Conditions mimicking congenital infections.
abstract: Several disorders caused by factors other than infectious pathogenes produce clinical features that mimic the congenital infections summarized in this issue. This article describes selected disorders that should be considered in the differential diagnosis in infants and young children who appear to have congenital infections but lack microbiological confirmation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bale
mesh_terms: D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy