Disseminated Cytomegalovirus: Report of a Case
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Dec 14, 2013
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Abstract
This article presents a case of a man without previous history of disease, which initially consulted for abdominal pain. Acute cholecystitis is documented in findings of cytomegalovirus disease. In addition, it has many manifestations, including respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal bleeding, pancytopenia. Was documented HIV infection, and serological and histological signs of cytomegalovirus, citomegalovirus diagnosis is made in the context of widespread HIV infection.
Keywords
Cytomegalovirus infections, HIV, AIDS, acute cholecystitis, colitis, infecciones por citomegalovirus, VIH, sida, colecistitis aguda, colitis,
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2. Eddleston M, Peacock S, Juniper M, Warrell DA. Severe cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompetent patients. Clin Infect Dis. 1997;24:52-6.
3. Barberá JR, Capdevila JA, García-Quintana AM, et al. Digestive cytomegalovirus disease in AIDS patients. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1996;14(7):411-5.
4. Monkemuller KE, Wilcox CM. Diagnosis and treatment of colonic disease in AIDS. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 1998;8:889-911.
5. Monkemuller KE, Call SA, Lazenby AJ, Wilcox CM. Declining prevalence of opportunistic gastrointestinal disease in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy. AM J Gastroenterol. 2000;95:457-62.
6. Ghandi MK, Khanna R. Human cytomegalovirus: clinical aspects, inmune regulation, and emerging treatments. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004;4:725-35.
7. Sanders CV. The 2011 Southern Society of Clinical Investigation President’s Symposium: sexually transmitted infections-evolving concepts. Am J Med Sci. 2012; 343(1): 1-3.
How to Cite
Mosquera Klinger, G. A., Guevara Pulido, F. O., & Álvarez Moreno, C. (2013). Disseminated Cytomegalovirus: Report of a Case. Universitas Medica, 55(1), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.umed55-1.cdpc
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