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An infection with the Cytomegalovirus that is present from birth.
Features include common findings: Inner ear hearing loss (sensorineural hearing impairment), Intellectual disability, Enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), and Low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) and others; and sometimes findings: Microcephaly, Retinal hemorrhage, Damage to the optic nerve (optic atrophy), and Jaundice and others.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Digestive system | 5 | Enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), Enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration |
Biomarker and diagnostic research for fetal cytomegalovirus syndrome has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 10 common features.
Estimated prevalence: 1-5 in 10,000 (Uncommon).
1 clinical trial registered. Interventions under study include drug therapy. Pipeline includes 1 PHASE1. Research is primarily sponsored by academic and government institutions.
50 publications have been identified in PubMed for fetal cytomegalovirus syndrome. Research spans Epidemiology / Natural History (34%), Review / Meta-Analysis (26%), and Diagnostic / Biomarker (20%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Disease patterns and progression | 17 |
Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Brain and nerves | 4 | Intellectual disability, Seizure, Enlarged brain ventricles (ventriculomegaly) |
Blood and immune system | 4 | Enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), Low platelet count (thrombocytopenia), Low red blood cell count (anemia) |
Lab test results | 2 | Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration |
Eyes | 2 | Retinal hemorrhage, Damage to the optic nerve (optic atrophy) |
Ears | 1 | Inner ear hearing loss (sensorineural hearing impairment) |
Head and neck | 1 | Microcephaly |
Muscles | 1 | Damage to the optic nerve (optic atrophy) |
Growth and development | 1 | Intrauterine growth retardation |
Research summaries | 13 | 26% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 10 | 20% |
Patient case studies | 6 | 12% |
Laboratory research | 3 | 6% |
Clinical study results | 1 | 2% |
Rode N (2026). [PMID: 42047490](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42047490/). *Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Mangla M (2026). [PMID: 40878775](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40878775/). *J Neonatal Perinatal Med*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Smithers-Sheedy H (2026). [PMID: 41508764](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41508764/). *Rev Med Virol*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Arcieri F (2026). [PMID: 41598745](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41598745/). *J Clin Med*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Ornaghi S (2026). [PMID: 41665523](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41665523/). *Prenat Diagn*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Evans C (2026). [PMID: 41967094](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41967094/). *J Infect Dis*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
De Coninck C (2026). [PMID: 41483556](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41483556/). *J Clin Virol*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Hui L (2026). [PMID: 42022261](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42022261/). *Aust Prescr*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Marzan MB (2026). [PMID: 42059681](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42059681/). *Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Sharma K (2026). [PMID: 41645095](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41645095/). *BMC Infect Dis*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]