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Maternal Immunosuppression and Cytomegalovirus Infection of the Fetus * , †
Author(s) -
Hayes K.,
Symington G.,
Mackay I. R.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1979.tb04174.x
Subject(s) - immunosuppression , medicine , azathioprine , cytomegalovirus , pregnancy , prednisolone , serology , fetus , immunology , cytomegalovirus infection , human cytomegalovirus , herpesviridae , antibody , viral disease , virus , biology , disease , genetics
Summary: Maternal immunosuppression and cytomegalovirus infection of the fetus. K. Hayes, G. Symington and I. R. Mackay, Aust. N.Z. J. Med., 1979. 9, pp. 430–433. Prenatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection associated with severe brain damage was detected in an infant whose mother had been treated with prednisolone and azathioprine for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Serology showed that maternal CMV infection had been acquired at least four months before pregnancy. Screening for CMV infection in pregnant women receiving immunosuppressive drugs is recommended.