A 22-year-old woman comes to the office for a routine prenatal visit. She is 16 weeks pregnant with her first child. Two months ago, she had a mononucleosis-like illness with fever, myalgia, and fatigue, and she was diagnosed with cytomegalovirus infection. The patient recovered with symptomatic treatment and is currently asymptomatic. Her other medical problems include episodic migraine headaches and benign choroidal nevus. She takes prenatal vitamins and does not use tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs. The patient has a family history of hypertension and glaucoma. Physical examination findings and prenatal ultrasound are unremarkable. This patient's unborn infant is at greatest risk for which of the following eye conditions?

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A 22-year-old woman comes to the office for a routine prenatal visit.  She is 16 weeks pregnant with her first child.  Two months ago, she had a mononucleosis-like illness with fever, myalgia, and fatigue, and she was diagnosed with cytomegalovirus infection.  The patient recovered with symptomatic treatment and is currently asymptomatic.  Her other medical problems include episodic migraine headaches and benign choroidal nevus.  She takes prenatal vitamins and does not use tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs.  The patient has a family history of hypertension and glaucoma.  Physical examination findings and prenatal ultrasound are unremarkable.  This patient's unborn infant is at greatest risk for which of the following eye conditions?

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Eductional Objective: The most common eye-related complication of congenital cytomegalovirus infection is chorioretinitis.

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