Dried Umbilical Cords in the Retrospective Diagnosis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection as a Cause of Developmental Delays | Zendy

Shin Koyano | Zendy; Naoki Inoue | Zendy; Tsunehisa Nagamori | Zendy; Hainian Yan | Zendy; Hideomi Asanuma | Zendy; Kazuyori Yagyu | Zendy; Masaya Osaki | Zendy; Chizuru Seiwa | Zendy; Kenji Fujieda | Zendy

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Dried Umbilical Cords in the Retrospective Diagnosis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection as a Cause of Developmental Delays

Author(s) -

Shin Koyano,

Naoki Inoue,

Tsunehisa Nagamori,

Hainian Yan,

Hideomi Asanuma,

Kazuyori Yagyu,

Masaya Osaki,

Chizuru Seiwa,

Kenji Fujieda

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/598506

Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , calcification , betaherpesvirinae , pediatrics , cytomegalovirus infections , human cytomegalovirus , retrospective cohort study , cytomegalovirus infection , herpesviridae , immunology , viral disease , pathology , virus

To clarify the impact of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection on developmental disabilities, 20 children with disabilities of unknown cause were analyzed. Five children were CMV positive and had no clinical manifestations at birth. Intracranial calcification was observed in 4 cases. Thus, congenital CMV infection is a significant cause of developmental disabilities.

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