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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1979;22(11):1003-1008. Published online November 15, 1979.

Generalized Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease: Report of An Autopsy Case and Review of Literature.

Tae Myung Kim¹, Jong Youl Kim¹, Taek Sae Lee¹, Ki Chang Han¹, Sae Kwang Moon²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

The authors experienced a case of generalized bytomegalic inclusion diseas, characterized by numerous petechiae associated with anemia and hepatomegly, in the premature infant who was hypotonic and cyanosed, with respiratory difficulty and an Apgar score of 4 at 1 minute. The rapid deterioration of the case condition was followed by the death occurring nine hours after birth. The diagnosis was confirmed by the autopsy, and a brief review of the literature was made.

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