title: Cytomegalovirus and appendiceal perforation in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: We have reported the case of a patient with AIDS who had appendiceal perforation and periappendiceal abscess. Extensive infection with cytomegalovirus was found in the appendix; no other pathogen could be implicated in the perforation. This case emphasizes the broad spectrum of disease due to cytomegalovirus, particularly in patients with AIDS and other immunodeficiencies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wenzel
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous