Cytomegalovirus pneumonia manifesting as a focal mass in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) is commonly found in the lungs of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), CMV is an infrequent cause of pneumonia in AIDS. We describe an unusual case of proven CMV pneumonia in an AIDS patient that manifested as a large mass on chest radiography and computed tomography. The mass regressed on antiviral therapy. CMV pneumonia should be included in the differential diagnosis of a lung mass in patients with AIDS.
Department of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Fla. 33101, USA.
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005490:Focal Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017245:Foscarnet / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D017245:Foscarnet