Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult

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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 14(2010), 2 vom: 28. März, Seite 180-2

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Koukoulaki, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Ifanti, Georgia [VerfasserIn]
Grispou, Eirini [VerfasserIn]
Papastamopoulos, Vassilios [VerfasserIn]
Chroni, Georgia [VerfasserIn]
Diamantopoulos, Emmanouil [VerfasserIn]
Skoutelis, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

9PHQ9Y1OLM
Case Reports
Glucocorticoids
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Journal Article
Prednisolone

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.09.2010

Date Revised 25.02.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM198965532