Neonatal hepatitis and extrahepatic biliary atresia associated with cytomegalovirus infection in twins
M. H. Hart, S. S. Kaufman, J. A. Vanderhoof, S. Erdman, J. Linder, R. S. Markin, R. Kruger and D. L. Antonson
Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68131.
Prenatally acquired cytomegalovirus infection in twins was temporally
associated with a discordant development of neonatal hepatitis and
extrahepatic biliary atresia. This case presents evidence suggesting an
association between perinatal cytomegalovirus infection and selected
extrahepatic biliary atresia and neonatal hepatitis. Congenital
cytomegalovirus infections and cytomegalovirus hepatitis are also
discussed.
