ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Case Report

Authors

Hassani   M. (*)
Bagher   K. (1)






(*) Sarem Cell Research Center (SCRC)‎, Sarem Women’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran
(1) General Sarem Lab, Sarem Women’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran

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Article History

Received:   September  1, 2015
Accepted:   December 26, 2015
ePublished:   February 15, 2016

ABSTRACT

Patient & Methods Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the β-Herpes family, which produces ‎cytomegalic inclusions in infected cells. This virus produces a syndrome similar ‎to infectious mononucleosis. Presence of specific antibodies against ‎Cytomegalovirus in persons ‘ serum shows that, people contact with CMV during ‎their lifetime. The first encounter with this virus during pregnancy can cause ‎abnormalities such as cardiomegaly, hydrocephalus, and even fetal death. This ‎case report concerns a 27 weeks fetus from a 27 year‏ ‏old mother at Sarem ‎Hospital. According to the pathologic findings of the samples stained with H&E ‎and PAS methods, molecular tests were performed to detect Cytomegalovirus, and ‎after DNA extraction from paraffin blocks obtained from different tissues of the ‎fetus using Nested-PCR with two pairs of primers (CMTR1, CMTR2, CMTR3, and ‎CMTR4), the presence of this virus was investigated in two stages.‎
Conclusion Regarding the healthy karyotype and the absence of genetic problems and ‎molecular investigations, the main cause of the changes in the fetus, including ‎cardiomegaly, hydrocephalus, and the cause of fetal death in the 27th week, is the ‎presence of Cytomegalovirus.‎


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