title: Cytomegalovirus-infected cells in a pleural effusion from an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patient. A case report.
abstract: Cells with typical cytomegalovirus (CMV) inclusion bodies were found in smears of a pleural effusion from a 51-year-old acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patient. He suffered from severe, generalized CMV infection and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia complicated by recurrent pneumothorax. CMV infection was proven by a positive immunohistochemical reaction. Cytologic demonstration of CMV-infected cells in a pleural effusion has not been reported before to the best of our knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Pathology, University of Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delfs-Jegge
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dalquen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*