Adrenal insufficiency associated with cytomegalovirus infection in two infants

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Dinleyici, Ener Cagri ^a   Dogruel, Nesrin ^a   Dinleyici, Meltem ^a   Us, Tercan ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenal failure; Adrenal insufficiency; Congenital; Cytomegalovirus; Infant; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMIKACIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CEFEPIME; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTISONE; GANCICLOVIR; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MINERALOCORTICOID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; JAUNDICE; LETHARGY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SEPSIS; SPLENOMEGALY; VOMITING;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349094273     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.08.021     Document Type: Article

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