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To the Editor: A 2700-g male infant, born at 35 weeks of gestation by cesarean section, was found to have fetal ascites without apparent cause at 33 weeks of gestation. The mother had IgG antibodies but not IgM antibodies against cytomegalovirus (CMV). At birth, the baby had moderate hepatomegaly and mild ascites; the results of liver-function tests were normal, and serologic analysis for hepatitis was negative.

At 29 days after birth, the baby underwent surgery for an inguinal hernia. The postoperative course was complicated by increasing hepatomegaly and generalized edema. The baby was transferred to our hospital; CMV infection was . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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