Subacute cytomegalovirus appendicitis in a renal transplant recipient.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in transplant patients is a well-known disease. We describe the first case, to our knowledge, documenting CMV appendicitis in a renal transplant patient, and its clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Department of Internal Medicine, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Posen
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Renckens
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Sagaert
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Kuypers
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000077562:Valganciclovir
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077562:Valganciclovir; D015774:Ganciclovir