Pneumonitis due to cytomegalovirus in an immunocompromised patient

ABSTRACT

Cytomegalovirus [CMV] pneumonia is one of the most important infections in immunocompromised host. Immunosuppressive therapy plays a major role in reactivation of CMV. The patient was a 56-year old lady, known case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia [CLL], had been taking prednisolone and chlorambucil, who presented with dyspnea and productive cough. After bronchoalveolar lavage [BAL], transbronchial lung biopsy [TBLB] and CT-guided biopsy, CMV pneumonia was diagnosed. CMV should be suspected as a cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised patient and diagnosis may require invasive procedures