D. Weber, Wolfgang Hirsch (Universität Leipzig)  

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Hypoplastic newborn, 37th +5 week,
prenatal ventriculomegaly and plexus cysts bilateral found  

- Virus infection (aerosol/droplet infection)
- Transmission: diaplacental
- Primary infections during the pregnancy have more often organ defects as sequelae than reactivations or reinfections
- Virus multiplication results in lymphocytary-plasmacellulary interstitial inflammation  

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Ultrasound 1: Coronary slice: multiple punctated echogenity increasings bilat. lateral of the lateral ventricles (Arrow). Pronounced lateral ventricles with preserved angulation bilat. and slight asymmetry to the left.




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Ultrasound 2: multiple punctated echogenity increasings bilat. lateral of the lateral ventricles.




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Ultrasound 3: Subependymal, cystic structures bilat. left larger than right in the nucleothalamic groove of the lateral ventricles as sequel of a subependymal cerebral hemorrhage I°.




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Ultrasound 4: Coronary slice: Subependymal, cystic structures bilat. left larger than right in the lateral ventricles. Multiple punctated echogenity increasings bilat. lateral of the lateral ventricles.

 

Laboratory diagnostics  

other connatal infections like, Toxoplasmosis, Rubella  

- classic Cytomegaly syndrom with microcephalus, chorioretinitis, periventricular calcifications,
severe psychomotoric retardation are rare
- later sequelae after intruterine infection: deafness, motoric impairment, retarded development of speech  

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Cytomegaly, Connatal infection, Hydrocephalus, Cerebral hemorrhage, Connatal cytomegaly, child, childhood, pediatric radiology  

D Weber, Wolfgang Hirsch. Connatal Cytomegaly. PedRad [serial online] vol 4, no. 5.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20040507125455