Diaphragm dysfunction with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
- Resource Type
- Authors
- D. I. Craven; S. Yamaguchi; L. Rice; Shawn E. McCandless; Kazushige Ikeda; K. Izumi; A. Uezono; I. Hokuto
- Source
- Journal of Perinatology. 30:691-694
- Subject
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Fatal outcome
Diaphragm
Diaphragmatic breathing
Fatal Outcome
Tracheostomy
Pregnancy
medicine
Humans
Respiratory system
Respiratory distress
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
virus diseases
Obstetrics and Gynecology
medicine.disease
Respiration, Artificial
Diaphragm (structural system)
Radiography
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Immunology
Female
Differential diagnosis
Respiratory Insufficiency
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1476-5543
0743-8346
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection can cause a wide variety of symptoms. We report three infants with congenital cytomegalovirus infection presenting with respiratory insufficiency associated with persistent diaphragmatic dysfunction. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neonatal diaphragmatic dysfunction.