A Rare Case of Elevated Transaminases With Incomplete Abortion Due to Cytomegalovirus Infection: An Experience From a Resource-Limited Setting

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy may cause spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, and death of newborns. CMV is the most common congenital infection in newborns. It generally has a benign course in immunocompetent individuals, while the severe disease is usually seen in immunocompromised...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e41331
Main Authors: Jha, Suman K, Karki, Bhesh R, Yadav, Sudeep, Karna, Bibek, Jasaraj, Ranjit B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abortion
Asymptomatic
Blood
Case reports
Cytomegalovirus
Emergency medical care
Enzymes
Females
Fever
Gallbladder diseases
Gastroenterology
Hepatitis
Immunocompetence
Infections
Infectious Disease
Internal medicine
Liver
Medicine
Neutrophils
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Patients
Phosphatase
Pregnancy
Serology
Transplants & implants
Urine
Uterus
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Summary:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy may cause spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, and death of newborns. CMV is the most common congenital infection in newborns. It generally has a benign course in immunocompetent individuals, while the severe disease is usually seen in immunocompromised patients. Most of the published studies about CMV infection describe congenital abnormalities in newborns. Only a handful of case reports mention CMV infection associated with elevated transaminases during pregnancy. Here, we present a case of incomplete abortion with elevated liver enzymes in a 26-year-old female caused by CMV infection. Our case report illustrates the importance of considering CMV infection as a differential in an incomplete abortion associated with elevated liver enzymes.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.41331