Disseminated cytomegalovirus disease in hosts without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and without an organ transplant

M Kanno; P H Chandrasekar; G Bentley; R S Vander Heide; G J Alangaden

doi:10.1086/318449

Disseminated cytomegalovirus disease in hosts without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and without an organ transplant

Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Jan 15;32(2):313-6. doi: 10.1086/318449. Epub 2000 Dec 28.

Authors

M Kanno¹, P H Chandrasekar, G Bentley, R S Vander Heide, G J Alangaden

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.

PMID: 11170926
DOI: 10.1086/318449

Abstract

We describe 7 histologically proven cases of cytomegalovirus disease in patients without human immunodeficiency virus and without organ transplants, all of whom had associated comorbid conditions. Therapy with ganciclovir generally resulted in a favorable outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification
Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / drug therapy
Female
Ganciclovir / therapeutic use
Humans
Immunocompetence*
Inclusion Bodies / virology
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Ganciclovir