Cytomegalic inclusion disease (cytomegalovirus; congenital cytomegalic inclusion disease) 342

General: Cytomegalovirus passes transplacentally from an asymp 454e47e tomatic mother to fetus.

Ocular: Uveitis; cataract; optic atrophy; inclusion bodies in the aqueous humor; severe conjunctivitis; corneal opacities; microphthalmos; strabismus; dacryoadenitis; chorioretinitis; cytomegalovirus retinitis (most common cause of acquired viral retinitis, primarily because of the AIDS virus); glaucoma.

Clinical: Cerebral calcifications; microcephaly; mental retardation; inclusion bodies in the urine; spastic diplegia; seizures; cerebellar hypoplasia; intraventricular hemorrhage; hydrocephalus.

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