Regression of fetal cerebral abnormalities by primary cytomegalovirus infection following hyperimmunoglobulin therapy

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 512-517

  Nigro, Giovanni ^a,h   La Torre, Renato ^b   Pentimalli, Henny ^c   Taverna, Paola ^d   Lituania, Mario ^e   De Tejada, Begoňa Martinez ^f   Adler, Stuart P ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascites; CMV specific immunoglobulins; Congenital cytomegalovirus infection; Hepatic and intestinal echodensities; Periventricular; Ventriculomegaly

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAAMNIOTIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS EXCRETION;

ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; PREGNANCY; REMISSION INDUCTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 46749090966     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2013     Document Type: Article

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