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...
Main Authors: | Silvia Palma, Laura Mazzoni, Maria Federica Roversi, Cecilia Botti, Daniele Monzani, Alberto Berardi, Elisabetta Genovese |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2021-04-01
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Series: | Folia Medica |
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Online Access: | https://foliamedica.bg/article/54665/download/pdf/ |
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