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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 41(2): e49-e53, 2022 02 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34694253
ABSTRACT
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection is the most common congenital infection. Although most infants with congenital cytomegalovirus infection are asymptomatic at birth, a subset will have readily apparent clinical and/or laboratory manifestations including hepatitis; progression to hepatic failure has not previously been described in term infants who initiated antiviral treatment shortly after birth. We present 2 term infants with congenital cytomegalovirus infection and hepatitis who progressed to hepatic failure despite initial laboratory improvement on therapy.