Cytomegalovirus Infection during Pregnancy and Its Impact on the Intrauterine Fetal Development – Case Report
Author(s) -
M Angelova,
E Kovachev,
N. A. Todorov
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2016.078
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , gestation , serology , obstetrics , fetus , microcephaly , amniocentesis , cytomegalovirus , pediatrics , prenatal diagnosis , ventriculomegaly , gynecology , immunology , viral disease , herpesviridae , antibody , virus , genetics , biology
The aim of this publication is to present a case of CMV infection during pregnancy, with clinical manifestations of the development of microcephaly and simultaneous dilatation of the 3rd and 4th brain ventricle at 23 weeks gestation. This article discusses the role of ultrasound screening in the second trimester of pregnancy.
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