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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2011; 06(03): 221-225
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2011-0317
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Unusual association of choanal atresia, digital hypoplasia, simian crease, cortical atrophy and hemiparesis with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Sriparna Basu
a   Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Nishant Verma
a   Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
,
Ashok Kumar
a   Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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03 December 2010

07 April 2011

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common congenital viral infections in humans. It can follow both primary and recurrent maternal infections and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns. The effects of congenital CMV infection vary widely from asymptomatic illness to a congenital syndrome with microcephaly, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly and petechiae. Infants who are asymptomatic at birth may still present with sensorineural hearing loss, mental retardation and neuromuscular defects at a later age. We report a full term, small-for-gestational age neonate with congenital CMV infection who presented with unusual clinical features, including choanal atresia, digital hypoplasia, simian crease, blueberry muffin rash, cortical atrophy and hemiparesis.

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Blueberry muffin rash - congenital cytomegalovirus infection - choanal atresia - digital hypoplasia - hemiparesis - simian crease