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JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 10, Pages 648-649Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211578
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cytomegalovirus; anemia; infant; failure to thrive; oral valganciclovir
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A 3-month-old male infant was admitted to hospital with anemia. Followup controls revealed the presence of specific cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies. Virus was isolated from urine, blood, and saliva. At 7 months of age, he presented with melena. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of biopsy samples from the duodenum was positive for CMV. Anemia resolved after starting antiviral therapy with oral valganciclovir.
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