All issues > Volume 35(8); 1992

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(8):1141-1147. Published online August 15, 1992.

Transfusion-Acquired Cytomegalovirus Infections in Two Premature Infants

Dong Wook DW Kim¹, Kyung Un KU No¹, Mi Jung MJ Kim¹, Soon Mee SM Park¹, Hee Sup HS Kim¹, Young Pyo YP Chang¹, Hoan Jong HJ Lee¹, Jung-Hwan JH Choi¹, Chong Ku CK Yun¹, Je Geun JG Chi²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Transfusion-acquired perinatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can cause significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in premature infants with a birth wight of less than 1,500 gm. This recognizable syndrome consisted of deterioration of respiratory function, hepatosplenogaly, unusual gray pallor with disturbing septic appearance, lymphocytosis, thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. We experienced transfusion-acquired CMV infections in 2 premature infants with a birth weight of 857 gm and 950 gm respectively who were admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit of Seoul National University Children's Hosptal. So we presented with a brief review of the literatures.

Keywords :Transfusion, Cytomegalovirus, Infection, Premature infants