Acute Sjögren-like syndrome as the first manifestation of a generalized CMV infection in a patient with AIDS.
We report the first case of generalized cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in an AIDS patient who presented with an acute Sjögren-like syndrome and was diagnosed by parotid gland biopsy. All symptoms disappeared after a few days of intravenous ganciclovir therapy.
Van Vooren
J P
JP
Department of Immunodeficiency, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hopital Erasme, Belgium.
Farber
C M
CM
Daelemans
P
P
Delforge
M L
ML
Liesnard
C
C
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010309:Parotitis / Q000821:virology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000821:virology*