Abstract
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a rodent-borne arenavirus, is an often undiagnosed human fetal teratogen. We describe a neonate born with hydrocephalus and chorioretinitis after maternal second-trimester symptomatic LCMV infection. Previously reported affected infants are reviewed. We strongly suggest that obstetricians counsel their pregnant patients regarding the potential hazard that contact with infected pet, laboratory, and household mice and hamsters poses to pregnant women and their unborn children.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1715-1716 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology |
Volume | 187 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2002 |
Funding
Supported in part by a grant from the Guild Fund of the Children's Memorial Hospital (M. B. M.) and an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Chicago, Ill.
Keywords
- Congenital infection
- Fetal teratogen
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
- Zoonosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology