Maternal Immunosuppression and Cytomegalovirus Infection of the Fetus*,†
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 9 (4) , 430-433
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1979.tb04174.x
Abstract
Summary: Maternal immunosuppression and cytomegalovirus infection of the fetus. K. Hayes, G. Symington and I. R. Mackay, Aust. N.Z. J. Med., 1979. 9, pp. 430–433. Prenatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection associated with severe brain damage was detected in an infant whose mother had been treated with prednisolone and azathioprine for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Serology showed that maternal CMV infection had been acquired at least four months before pregnancy. Screening for CMV infection in pregnant women receiving immunosuppressive drugs is recommended.Keywords
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