Refractory Ileal Perforations in a Cytomegalovirus-Infected Premature Neonate Resolved After Ganciclovir Therapy

• Main Authors: Mari Morimoto (Author), Hirofumi Sawada (Author), Noriko Yodoya (Author), Hiroyuki Ohashi (Author), Kuniaki Toriyabe (Author), Ryo Hanaki (Author), Katsumi Sugiura (Author), Hidemi Toyoda (Author), Kohei Matsushita (Author), Yuhki Koike (Author), Kohei Otake (Author), Mikihiro Inoue (Author), Keiichi Uchida (Author), Hiroshi Imai (Author), Yoshihide Mitani (Author), Kazuo Maruyama (Author), Yoshihiro Komada (Author), Tomoaki Ikeda (Author), Masahiro Hirayama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Severe neonatal gastrointestinal diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis or spontaneous intestinal perforation are potentially lethal conditions which predominantly occur in preterm infants. Cytomegalovirus (CMV), which is known to cause congenital and acquired infections in the newborns, has als...