Pericarditis with massive pericardial effusion in a cytomegalovirus-infected infant.
We report a case of pericarditis with massive pericardial effusion in a female infant with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Viral infection is a common cause of acute myocardial and pericardial disease; most of these patients are infected with enterovirus and are asymptomatic. Cardiac involvement in CMV infection is rare, with CMV-related pericarditis being reported mainly in patients who were immunocompromised as a result of autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or organ transplantation. This paper describes a 3.5-month-old breastfed infant girl with a healthy history, who presented with CMV infection.
Wu
Chang-Teng
CT
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tauyuan, Taiwan, ROC. wct0722@yahoo.com.tw
Huang
Jing-Long
JL
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral