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Prolonged Recovery from Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Due to Disseminated Cytomegalovirus Infection.

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Mich, USA.
Congenital Heart Disease (impact factor: 0.9). 02/2012; DOI:10.1111/j.1747-0803.2012.00634.x
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Partial atrioventricular septal defect is usually followed by an uncomplicated postoperative course. We present an infant with unexplained persistent respiratory failure following partial a trioventricular septal defect repair. Extensive evaluation including bronchoalveolar lavage subsequently led to the diagnosis of disseminated cytomegalovirus. This is the first reported case to our knowledge of disseminated cytomegalovirus following surgical repair of congenital heart disease excluding orthotopic heart transplant.

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Keywords

congenital heart disease
 
disseminated cytomegalovirus
 
Extensive evaluation
 
orthotopic heart transplant
 
Partial atrioventricular septal
 
trioventricular septal
 
uncomplicated postoperative course
 
unexplained persistent respiratory failure