title: Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in sickle cell disease.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia frequently occurs in immunocompromised hosts. Unlike encapsulated bacteria and Mycoplasma, CMV pneumonia has not been reported in sickle cell disease. We describe a case of a healthy young man with sickle cell thalassemia who died with CMV pneumonia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis