title: [Acute abdomen secondary to cytomegalovirus infection].
abstract: A case of a HIV-positive patient hospitalized with acute abdomen secondary to infection by cytomegalovirus (CMV), is presented. Infection by CMV is frequent in HIV-positive patients, with a relevant intestinal affection. However, its presentation as acute abdomen is more rare, although it has to be considered given that the demonstration of the presence of CMV and its potential pathogenic power have important therapeutic connotations. Currently, the use of diagnostic techniques based in specific monoclonal antibodies and DNA hybridization methods increases the diagnostic sensitivity of the traditional methods based on histological demonstration of the cytopathic effect and/or viral cultives.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna-Patología Infecciosa, Ciudad Universitaria Vall d'Hebrón, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández Sola
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Valles Callol
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Capdevila Morell
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ribera Pascuet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raventos Estelle
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez Vázquez
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Abdomen agudo secundario a infección por citomegalovirus.