Isolation of cytomegalovirus from the lung tissue of patients with intrapulmonary neoplasma.
Cytomegalovirus in the lung tissue was detected by demonstrating cytopathic effects on culture of fibroblasts. Three clinical features were common to patients in whose lung tissue cytomegalovirus was identified: (1) They had lung cancer. (2) They were on a high dose of prednisolone. (3) There were diffuse shadows on their chest x-ray film.
Oizumi
K
K
Division of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai.
Ono
R
R
Konno
K
K
Numazaki
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged