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CMV infection
Definition and Characteristics
About 90% of infants with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection are asymptomatic at birth. Jaundice (62%), petechiae (58%), and hepatosplenomegaly (50%) are the most frequently noted classical triad in symptomatic infants (Fig. 1) [1].
A newborn infant with symptomatic congenital CMV infection presenting with petechiae, jaundice, and hepatosplenomegaly.
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Leung, A.K.C., Sauve, R.S. (2009). Cytomegalovirus Infection, Congenital. In: Lang, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29676-8_3373
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