title: Congenital cytomegalovirus infection associated with severe lung involvement in a preterm neonate: a causal relationship?
abstract: We report a preterm neonate with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection associated with severe lung involvement progressing to early chronic lung disease (CLD) and death. The present case represents the earliest and the most severe lung involvement depending on recurrent maternal CMV infection reported in the literature. Neonatal mortality and progression to early CLD should be considered in the list of possible neonatal sequelae resulting from recurrent maternal CMV infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. esadsena@yahoo.com.tr
authors.forename: Esad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koklu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.forename: Turan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tunc
authors.forename: Demet
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.forename: S Umit
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Sarici
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third