Cytomegalovirus disease in the lower female genital tract.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause life-threatening disease in immunocompromised patients, such as those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is a rare but important cause of ulceration in the female genital tract. We report on three cases of CMV disease in the female genital tract. One patient presented with vulvar ulceration and fevers, and two patients presented with bleeding cervical lesions. All diagnoses were confirmed by histology. All patients were treated with intravenous ganciclovir with good result. CMV disease of the female genital tract may result in significant morbidity, with fever, pain, bleeding, and superinfection, and it may be associated with the development of pelvic inflammatory disease and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. There are several options for diagnosis and for safe treatment.
Sewell
C A
CA
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. catherine.sewell@mail.tju.edu
Anderson
J R
JR
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir