A Pediatric Radiology Textbook and Pediatric Radiology Digital Library
Congenital Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Etiology: Arenavirus
Imaging: Mimics cytomegalovirus
DDX:
Complications: Under recognized important cause of congenital brain and retinal injury, necrotizing ependymitis, aqueductal obstructive hydrocephalus
Treatment:
Clinical:
Radiology Cases of Congenital Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Axial gradient echo MRI of the brain (above) show bilateral posterior periventricular punctate hypodensities felt to represent calcifications. Axial FLAIR MRI (below) show areas of patchy increased signal bilaterally in the periventricular white matter and in the subcortical white matter.