| Literature DB >> 14658065 |
Manabu Iwanaga1, Masafumi Zaitsu, Eiichi Ishii, Yoichi Nishimura, Shigeyasu Inada, Hiroka Yoshiki, Satoshi Okinami, Yuhei Hamasaki.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: A 6-week-old immunocompetent girl developed protein-losing gastroenteropathy (PLGE) and retinitis associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. At presentation, CMV antigenaemia (6 cells/46,000 white blood cells) and its DNA were detected in the patient's blood and in the mother's milk. Intravenous ganciclovir and gamma-globulin rapidly ameliorated all symptoms and CMV antigenaemia disappeared. No immunological defects were identified in this patient. To the best of our knowledge, this case involves the youngest known immunocompetent patient demonstrating CMV-induced PLGE and retinitis.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14658065 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1372-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183