Open AccessPerinatal cytomegalovirus hepatitis in Saudi infants: A case series
Author(s) -
Mohammed Hasosah,
Suzane Y Kutbi,
Abdulfattah Al-Amri,
Ashraf Alsahafi,
Ghassan Sukkar,
Khaled J Alghamdi,
Kevan Jacobson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.96461
Subject(s) - medicine , cholestasis , jaundice , hepatosplenomegaly , cytomegalovirus , elevated alkaline phosphatase , gastroenterology , hypoalbuminemia , immunology , hepatitis b , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis , alkaline phosphatase , virus , viral disease , herpesviridae , disease , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital viral infection, occurring in 0.4%-2.3% of all live births. The clinical manifestations of CMV are multiorgan involvement. Currently, the numbers of studies of hepatic CMV infection in immunocompetent infants are insufficient and little information exists in the medical literature about the hepatic manifestations and complications of CMV.