Clinical characteristics of eight fetuses with proved CMV infection
Fetus No. | Gestational Age (wks) | Sonographic Findings | Method of CMV Diagnosis | |||||||
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Abnormal Periventricular Echogenicity | Parenchymal Focal Echogenicity | Enlarged Ventricles | Ventricular Adhesions | Periventricular Cysts | Abnormal Sulcation | Abnormal Corpus Callosum | Abnormal Cerebellum | |||
1 | 25 | Hyperechogenic | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | PCR, PM |
2 | 29 | Hyperechogenic | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | PM |
3 | 22 | Cystic | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | PCR, PM |
4 | 22 | Cystic | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | PCR |
5 | 31 | Hyperechogenic | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Culture |
6 | 24 | Hyperechogenic | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | PCR, PM |
7 | 37 | Undefined ependyma | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | IgM, PM |
8 | 26 | Undefined ependyma | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | PCR, PM |
Note.—PCR indicates polymerase chain reaction; PM, postmortem examination; IgM, immunoglobulin M.