Symptomatic cytomegalovirus infection complicating treatment of acute systemic vasculitis.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is usually a complication of renal/solid organ or bone marrow transplantation. We describe three cases of severe CMV in the context of vasculitis immunosuppression.
Elsharkawy
A M
AM
Department of Renal Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Perrin
F
F
Farmer
C K T
CK
Abbs
I C
IC
Muir
P
P
Brown
L J
LJ
MacMahon
E M E
EM
Goldsmith
D J A
DJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents