title: Disseminated cytomegalovirus disease in hosts without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and without an organ transplant.
abstract: We describe 7 histologically proven cases of cytomegalovirus disease in patients without human immunodeficiency virus and without organ transplants, all of whom had associated comorbid conditions. Therapy with ganciclovir generally resulted in a favorable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Chandrasekar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Vander Heide
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Alangaden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir