Cytomegalovirus appendicitis following acute Epstein-Barr virus infection in an immunocompetent patient.
Acute appendicitis due to cytomegalovirus is exceedingly rare. It occurs mostly in individuals with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and has been reported once in an immunocompetent patient. This report describes a man who developed acute appendicitis following acute Epstein-Barr virus infection, and in whom cytomegalovirus was incriminated based on pathological examination.
Departments of Internal Medicine, Medicine, American University of Beirut, Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000821:virology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male