CMV in pregnancy case report and review of literature.

Man is the only reservoir of cytomegalovirus. 13% of the general population are carriers of this virus with a high incidence of intra uterine infection. A wide variety of abnormalities has been observed, including hearing loss, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, seizures, blindness, defects in tooth structure and poor school performance. Congenital CMV infection is usually due to transplacental spread of the virus, however, the mother is usually asymptomatic and may have either a primary or reactivated latent infection.