title: Disseminated cytomegalovirus infection of the female genital tract.
abstract: A woman with severe immunosuppression provoked by the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome developed a disseminated cytomegalovirus infection of the genital tract. Using in situ hybridization and the APAAP technique, cytomegalovirus was detected in epithelial and endothelial cells as well as in macrophages in the vulva, the vagina and the cervix uteri.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Free University of Berlin, FRG.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Friedmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kretschmer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lobeck
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*