title: An unusual case of thrombocytosis associated with concurrent cytomegalovirus and respiratory syncytial virus infection in an immunocompetent infant: possible roles of thrombopoietin and interleukin-6.
abstract: This is the case study of concurrent cytomegalovirus and respiratory syncytial virus infection in an infant who showed thrombocytosis, liver dysfunction and bronchiolitis. The combination of thrombocytosis with this co-infection is causally related to elevated levels of thrombopoietin and interleukin-6. This study represents the first such case ever recorded.
authors.affiliation: Akaboshi Paediatric Clinic, 1-16-16, Kuwamizu-machi, Kumamoto, Japan. akaboshi@orange.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akaboshi
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fugita
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007223:Infant; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Q000276:immunology; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015850:Interleukin-6; D013926:Thrombopoietin