CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus that can cause vertical transmission. Pregnant women can be affected by a primary infection or secondary to reactivation or reinfection. After a primary infection or virus it can become latent in white cells with periodic reactivations and there is also the possibility of reinfection with a new strain since an initial infection does not guarantee cross-immunity. Newborn (NB) CMV carriers may be affected in the future by neurological disorders in childhood and deafness. In the present work, we teach a case report of a male NB with probable CMV infection whose mother had tests compatible with immunity to the virus. It opens up possibilities for discussing other forms of transmission for the concept of a previously immune pregnant woman.