RESUMO
Usually, cytomegalovirus infection dosen't cause symptoms in immunocompetents patients although sometimes can. In alcoholic and cirrhotic subjects can cause several and fatal infections. We describe a case of disseminated cytomegalovirus infection in an alcoholic patient with excellent response to ganciclovir.
Assuntos
Infecções por Citomegalovirus , Imunocompetência , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/diagnóstico , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Índice de Gravidade de DoençaRESUMO
La infección por citomegalovirus en pacientes inmunocompetentes suele ser asintomática. Los pacientes inmunodeprimidos pueden presentar cuadros severos con mala respuesta al tratamiento. Presentamos el caso de un paciente alcohólico con infección diseminada por citomegalovirus con excelente respuesta al tratamiento con ganciclovir (AU)
Usually, cytomegalovirus infection dosent cause symtons in immunocompetents patients although sometimes can. In alcoholic and cirrhotic subjects can cause several and fatal infections. We describe a case of disseminated cytomegalovirus infection in an alcoholic patient with excellent response to ganciclovir (AU)
