Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Presenting as Severe Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-237

  Ng, Pak C ^a   Fok, Tai F ^b   Lee, Cheuk H ^b   Cheung, Kam L ^b   So, King W ^b   To, Ka F ^a   Wong, William ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG POTENTIATION; FATALITY; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VIROLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; FATAL OUTCOME; HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0032061643     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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