Biliary atresia has been commonly reported with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. CMV positive patients may present with a later onset however long term outcome is similar to non-CMV patients. There are very few case reports of role of antivirals in CMV and biliary atresia. We treated a 2 month old girl with biliary atresia who underwent portoduodenostomy at 2½ months of age but continued to have jaundice (bilirubin = 23.6 mg/dl) even after 1 month of Kasai’s surgery and subsequently was treated with valganciclovir for 6 weeks following which her jaundice resolved.
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Shah, I., Bhatnagar, S. Biliary Atresia and Cytomegalovirus and Response to Valganciclovir. Indian Pediatr 49, 484–486 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-012-0092-7
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