Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

A 32-week preterm-born male with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection was treated with valganciclovir. He was also affected by congenital severe bilateral hearing loss and, unexpectedly, a normalization of the hearing threshold was reached at one year of age. The improvement of hearing l...

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Main Authors: Silvia Palma, Laura Mazzoni, Maria Federica Roversi, Cecilia Botti, Daniele Monzani, Alberto Berardi, Elisabetta Genovese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-04-01
Series:Folia Medica
Subjects:
CMV
congenital
cytomegalovirus
hearing
Online Access:https://foliamedica.bg/article/54665/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-1b8bede773ee406a9c0fb4d6a7fe7b282021-09-28T14:37:45ZengPensoft PublishersFolia Medica 1314-21432021-04-0163229730110.3897/folmed.63.e5466554665Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infectionSilvia Palma0Laura Mazzoni1Maria Federica Roversi2Cecilia Botti3Daniele Monzani4Alberto Berardi5Elisabetta Genovese6Primary Care UnitUniversity of Modena and Reggio EmiliaUniversity of Modena and Reggio EmiliaUniversity of Modena and Reggio EmiliaUniversity of Modena and Reggio EmiliaUniversity of Modena and Reggio EmiliaUniversity of Modena and Reggio EmiliaA 32-week preterm-born male with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection was treated with valganciclovir. He was also affected by congenital severe bilateral hearing loss and, unexpectedly, a normalization of the hearing threshold was reached at one year of age. The improvement of hearing level in relationship with both the late development of the auditory system and the administration of antiviral therapy is discussed. This case also highlights the importance of early diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus associated with close follow-up.https://foliamedica.bg/article/54665/download/pdf/CMVcongenitalcytomegalovirushearinghearing
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author Silvia Palma
Laura Mazzoni
Maria Federica Roversi
Cecilia Botti
Daniele Monzani
Alberto Berardi
Elisabetta Genovese
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Laura Mazzoni
Maria Federica Roversi
Cecilia Botti
Daniele Monzani
Alberto Berardi
Elisabetta Genovese
Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Folia Medica
CMV
congenital
cytomegalovirus
hearing
hearing
author_facet Silvia Palma
Laura Mazzoni
Maria Federica Roversi
Cecilia Botti
Daniele Monzani
Alberto Berardi
Elisabetta Genovese
author_sort Silvia Palma
title Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
title_short Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
title_full Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
title_fullStr Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
title_full_unstemmed Unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
title_sort unexpected hearing improvement after treatment with valganciclovir in a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Folia Medica
issn 1314-2143
publishDate 2021-04-01
description A 32-week preterm-born male with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection was treated with valganciclovir. He was also affected by congenital severe bilateral hearing loss and, unexpectedly, a normalization of the hearing threshold was reached at one year of age. The improvement of hearing level in relationship with both the late development of the auditory system and the administration of antiviral therapy is discussed. This case also highlights the importance of early diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus associated with close follow-up.
topic CMV
congenital
cytomegalovirus
hearing
hearing
url https://foliamedica.bg/article/54665/download/pdf/
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