Histological findings in foetuses congenitally infected by cytomegalovirus
L Gabrielli, MP Bonasoni, T Lazzarotto, S Lega… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major cause of central
nervous system damage leading to sensorineural hearing loss, mental retardation and
cerebral palsy. OBJECTIVES: Identify the type of organ involvement and understand the
histopathogenesis of damage in foetuses of women with a CMV-highly positive amniotic
fluid. STUDY DESIGN: 34 foetuses with congenital CMV infection documented by prenatal
diagnosis were studied. Three foetuses died in utero. The remaining pregnancies were …
nervous system damage leading to sensorineural hearing loss, mental retardation and
cerebral palsy. OBJECTIVES: Identify the type of organ involvement and understand the
histopathogenesis of damage in foetuses of women with a CMV-highly positive amniotic
fluid. STUDY DESIGN: 34 foetuses with congenital CMV infection documented by prenatal
diagnosis were studied. Three foetuses died in utero. The remaining pregnancies were …