Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection

Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a type of herpes infection that has a characteristic feature of maintaining lifelong latency within the host cell. CMV manifestations can cover a broad spectrum from fever to as severe as pancytopenia, hepatitis, retinitis, meningoencephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, pneum...

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Main Authors: Prashanth Rawla, Anantha R. Vellipuram, Sathyajit S. Bandaru, Jeffrey Pradeep Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1850821
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spelling doaj-2ff46676633c40e3a3188f258a2119012020-11-25T00:18:38ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792017-01-01201710.1155/2017/18508211850821Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus InfectionPrashanth Rawla0Anantha R. Vellipuram1Sathyajit S. Bandaru2Jeffrey Pradeep Raj3Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USATexas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, USABeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USADepartment of Pharmacology, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, IndiaCytomegalovirus (CMV) is a type of herpes infection that has a characteristic feature of maintaining lifelong latency within the host cell. CMV manifestations can cover a broad spectrum from fever to as severe as pancytopenia, hepatitis, retinitis, meningoencephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, pneumonia, and thrombosis. Multiple case reports of thrombosis associated with CMV have been reported. Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is more common in immunocompetent patients while splenic infarct is more common in immunocompromised patients. However, here we report a female patient on low-dose methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis who presented with both pulmonary embolism and splenic infarct.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1850821
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Anantha R. Vellipuram
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Jeffrey Pradeep Raj
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Anantha R. Vellipuram
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Jeffrey Pradeep Raj
Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection
Case Reports in Hematology
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Anantha R. Vellipuram
Sathyajit S. Bandaru
Jeffrey Pradeep Raj
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title Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_short Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_full Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_fullStr Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_full_unstemmed Splenic Infarct and Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_sort splenic infarct and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of cytomegalovirus infection
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Hematology
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2090-6579
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a type of herpes infection that has a characteristic feature of maintaining lifelong latency within the host cell. CMV manifestations can cover a broad spectrum from fever to as severe as pancytopenia, hepatitis, retinitis, meningoencephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, pneumonia, and thrombosis. Multiple case reports of thrombosis associated with CMV have been reported. Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is more common in immunocompetent patients while splenic infarct is more common in immunocompromised patients. However, here we report a female patient on low-dose methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis who presented with both pulmonary embolism and splenic infarct.
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