CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient

Adrenal insufficiency is a rare manifestation of tissue-invasive cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. CMV is one of the leading opportunistic pathogens affecting renal transplant recipients. Its prevalence in the adrenal glands of autopsied AIDS cases has been well documented. We report a rare case of CMV...

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Main Authors: Nilesh Tejura, Alexandra Sonyey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917302202
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spelling doaj-7622e372cbfb4c2dbc53ebf3aad856fa2021-07-02T03:15:29ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092018-01-0111C444510.1016/j.idcr.2017.12.009CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipientNilesh Tejura0Alexandra Sonyey1Division of Infectious Diseases, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB I-689, Newark, NJ, 07101, United StatesDepartment of Infectious Diseases, New Jersey Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, East Orange Campus, 385 Tremont Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07018, United StatesAdrenal insufficiency is a rare manifestation of tissue-invasive cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. CMV is one of the leading opportunistic pathogens affecting renal transplant recipients. Its prevalence in the adrenal glands of autopsied AIDS cases has been well documented. We report a rare case of CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917302202CytomegalovirusAdrenal insufficiencyRenal transplant
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author Nilesh Tejura
Alexandra Sonyey
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CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient
IDCases
Cytomegalovirus
Adrenal insufficiency
Renal transplant
author_facet Nilesh Tejura
Alexandra Sonyey
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title CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient
title_short CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient
title_full CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient
title_fullStr CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient
title_full_unstemmed CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient
title_sort cmv-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient
publisher Elsevier
series IDCases
issn 2214-2509
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Adrenal insufficiency is a rare manifestation of tissue-invasive cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. CMV is one of the leading opportunistic pathogens affecting renal transplant recipients. Its prevalence in the adrenal glands of autopsied AIDS cases has been well documented. We report a rare case of CMV-associated adrenal insufficiency in a renal transplant recipient.
topic Cytomegalovirus
Adrenal insufficiency
Renal transplant
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917302202
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