CMV Colitis in a Full-Term Neonate after Surgical Repair of Imperforate Anus - Abstract
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous virus and has significant implications in the immune suppressed. Several cases of CMV colitis have been reported in neonates, acquiring the virus in a variety of ways, through vertical transmission, breast milk, or blood transfusion.
Case Presentation: Here we report a full-term infant who developed severe cytomegalovirus colitis post operatively after imperforate anus repair.
Conclusion: In many cases, identification of transmission of CMV is difficult and often times unidentified, even in the case presented here. Discussion of congenital CMV infection is discussed and considered unlikely.