Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult
Braz. j. infect. dis
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14(2): 180-182, Mar.-Apr. 2010. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A case of severe and irreversible pancytopenia secondary to acute primary cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent woman is described. The patient presented with thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, anemia, and abnormal liver function tests. Treatment with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin was ineffective in reconstituting hemopoiesis. The patient developed severe sepsis and eventually expired.
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Main subject:
Pancytopenia
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Cytomegalovirus Infections
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Sepsis
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Immunocompetence
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Greece
Institution/Affiliation country:
''Evangelismos'' General Hospital/GR
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