title: Virus infection and autoimmunity: is there a cause-and-effect relationship?
authors.affiliation: Department of First Critical Care, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: elmagira@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Eleni E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Magira
authors.affiliation: Department of First Critical Care, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pitsolis
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Sosana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delimpasi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vourlakou
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology, Laiko Hospital, School of Medicine, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panayiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vlachoyiannopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of First Critical Care, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zakynthinos
mesh_terms: D015551:Autoimmunity; D003092:Colitis; D003315:Cornea / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003316:Corneal Diseases; D003587:Cytomegalovirus; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated; D011928:Raynaud Disease; D015300:Ventilator Weaning
keywords: Cytomegalovirus; Scleroderma renal crisis; Ventilator-associated pneumonia