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Treatment of cytomegalovirus infection
Last reviewed: 06.07.2025
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Treatment of cytomegalovirus infection in children is based on the use of antiviral and immunomodulatory drugs. Etiotropic therapy is currently absent. In generalized variants of the disease, corticosteroids are used for 2 weeks, vitamin complexes that contain vitamins C, K, P, B. Due to the suppressive effect of the virus on the immune system, immunostimulants are prescribed (thymalin, T-activin). Ganciclovir is effective at a dosage of 10 mg / kg per day for 7 days.
Forecast
With congenital cytomegaly, it is often unfavorable. The disease can end fatally, and if you survive, there may be CNS dysfunction in the form of decreased intelligence, deafness, central paralysis, microcephaly, hypo- and hyperkinesia, oligophrenia, etc. Even children with asymptomatic congenital cytomegaly may have decreased intelligence: they may lag behind in school, complain of fatigue, insomnia, headaches, etc.
Acquired cytomegalovirus infection, which occurs as mononucleosis, in most cases ends in recovery; in the generalized form, a fatal outcome is possible, especially if the lungs, liver, and central nervous system are consistently involved in the process.