Cytomegalovirus is an infection that most people risks. But it should be said that factors that can affect the development of this infection can be called many: place of residence, socio-economic situation, cultural factors and features of child care.
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Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection develops in a child when infecting the mother through the placenta or the uterus in the intrauterine period. When infecting the fetus with cytomegalovirus at an early stage of pregnancy, the fruit can die at later - the child remains alive, but cytomegalovirus infection, one way or another, affects the development of its body.
According to WHO in Europe, cytomegalovirus infection is infected to 2.5% of newborns. Indicators in Russia are somewhat higher - about 4%. Most of these children are born healthy or are passive carriers of cytomegalovirus.
Only about 17% of infected children have various manifestations of cytomegalovirus infection, among which the presence of jaundice, an increase in the size of the liver, spleen, reduced hemoglobin (anemia) and other changes in blood test, are noted in severe cases of lesions of the central nervous system, eye and hearing.
Usually in the first hours or during the first day after childbirth, the child's infected cytomegalovirus appears abundant rash on face, torso, limbs. Hemorrhages can occur in the skin, mucous membranes, bleeding from the uncenel wound, blood in the chair.
Newborn with lesions of the brain observed trembling pens, cramps, drowsiness.
With congenital cytomegalovirus infection, vision can be impaired, up to full blindness, seizures of seizures, gap in mental development are possible.
Children born women with acute form of cytomegalovirus infection are checked for antibodies in the first weeks or months of life.
It should be borne in mind that the detection of an IGG antibodies in the first three months after childbirth is not considered a sign of congenital cytomegaly, if his mother has a hidden virosonstream, because these antibodies got him from mom at birth and after three months they will disappear on him independently. But the detection of an IGM antibodies in the child serves as evidence of the presence of an acute stage of cytomegalovirus infection.
If a newborn, with laboratory methods, revealed a congenital cytomegalovirus infection, then this does not mean compulsory development in his acute form of the disease.
On the other hand, this may indicate the possibility of developing late manifestations of cytomegalovirus infection. Therefore, such children should be under the supervision of doctors, so that with late development of symptoms of cytomegali to have time to start adequate treatment in a timely manner.
Sometimes cytomegalovirus infection is not manifested immediately after the birth of a child, for 3-5 years of life. In addition, it is proved that young children can be infected with cytomegalovirus infection not only from parents, but also in a preschool institution from other children, usually through saliva.
Manifestations of cytomegalovirus infection
Cytomegalovirus in children, as in adults, often manifested by the signs of ARZ:
- temperature
- runny nose
- Powder of Zew
- Increased lymph nodes
- fast fatiguability
- Possible lung inflammation
- Defeating the gastrointestinal tract, liver, endocrine glands (such as adrenal glands and pituitary.
Acute form of cytomegalovirus infection in children is treated with antiviral drugs that «Pounded» Cytomegalovirus in a safe, passive form.
Recall that cytomegalovirus infection under normal immunity is hidden under normal immunity, is quite common and most often does not bring any harm to health.
