Intestinal obstruction caused by congenital cytomegalovirus infection: report of a case.
We report a case of coexistent congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection with pseudo-Hirschsprung's disease in a female infant born at 39 weeks' gestation. The serologic data, urinary viral culture, and gene expression by in situ hybridization all suggested a CMV infection, and the pathologic findings of resected bowel specimens showed aganglionosis. Thus, congenital CMV infection may be etiologically associated with Hirschsprung's disease in some children.
D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011859:Radiography