Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection
Joint Authors
Rawla, Prashanth
Veripuram, Anantha
Bandaru, Sathyajit S.
Raj, Jeffrey Pradeep
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a type of herpes infection that has a characteristic feature of maintaining lifelong latency within the host cell.
CMV manifestations can cover a broad spectrum from fever to as severe as pancytopenia, hepatitis, retinitis, meningoencephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, pneumonia, and thrombosis.
Multiple case reports of thrombosis associated with CMV have been reported.
Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is more common in immunocompetent patients while splenic infarct is more common in immunocompromised patients.
However, here we report a female patient on low-dose methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis who presented with both pulmonary embolism and splenic infarct.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rawla, Prashanth& Veripuram, Anantha& Bandaru, Sathyajit S.& Raj, Jeffrey Pradeep. 2017. Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rawla, Prashanth…[et al.]. Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rawla, Prashanth& Veripuram, Anantha& Bandaru, Sathyajit S.& Raj, Jeffrey Pradeep. Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection. Case Reports in Hematology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145767
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145767