Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult

A case of severe and irreversible pancytopenia secondary to acute primary cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent woman is described. The patient presented with thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, anemia, and abnormal liver function tests. Treatment with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglob...

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Main Authors:	Maria Koukoulaki, MD, M.Phil, Georgia Ifanti, MD, Eirini Grispou, Vassilios Papastamopoulos, MD, Georgia Chroni, MD, Emmanouil Diamantopoulos, MD, Athanasios Skoutelis, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2010-03-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010700349

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spelling	doaj-f1ba715429f841828bf97430f61cfd892020-11-25T03:31:56ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86702010-03-01142180182Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adultMaria Koukoulaki, MD, M.Phil0Georgia Ifanti, MD1Eirini Grispou2Vassilios Papastamopoulos, MD3Georgia Chroni, MD4Emmanouil Diamantopoulos, MD5Athanasios Skoutelis, MD615th Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, 45 - 47 Ipsilantou street, 106 76 Athens, Greece; Correspondence to: 5th Department of Medicine, “Evangelismos” General Hospital 45-47 Ipsilantou street, 106 76 – Athens – Greece. Phone: 30 210 7201830 Fax: 30 210 7216408.4th Department of Medicine, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, 45 - 47 Ipsilantou street, 106 76 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Microbiology, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, 45 - 47 Ipsilantou street, 106 76 Athens, Greece15th Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, 45 - 47 Ipsilantou street, 106 76 Athens, Greece4th Department of Medicine, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, 45 - 47 Ipsilantou street, 106 76 Athens, Greece4th Department of Medicine, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, 45 - 47 Ipsilantou street, 106 76 Athens, Greece15th Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, 45 - 47 Ipsilantou street, 106 76 Athens, GreeceA case of severe and irreversible pancytopenia secondary to acute primary cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent woman is described. The patient presented with thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, anemia, and abnormal liver function tests. Treatment with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin was ineffective in reconstituting hemopoiesis. The patient developed severe sepsis and eventually expired. Keywords: cytomegalovirus, pancytopenia, immunocompetent, fulminant, irreversiblehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010700349
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author	Maria Koukoulaki, MD, M.Phil Georgia Ifanti, MD Eirini Grispou Vassilios Papastamopoulos, MD Georgia Chroni, MD Emmanouil Diamantopoulos, MD Athanasios Skoutelis, MD
spellingShingle	Maria Koukoulaki, MD, M.Phil Georgia Ifanti, MD Eirini Grispou Vassilios Papastamopoulos, MD Georgia Chroni, MD Emmanouil Diamantopoulos, MD Athanasios Skoutelis, MD Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
author_facet	Maria Koukoulaki, MD, M.Phil Georgia Ifanti, MD Eirini Grispou Vassilios Papastamopoulos, MD Georgia Chroni, MD Emmanouil Diamantopoulos, MD Athanasios Skoutelis, MD
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title	Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult
title_short	Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult
title_full	Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult
title_fullStr	Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult
title_full_unstemmed	Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult
title_sort	fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult
publisher	Elsevier
series	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
issn	1413-8670
publishDate	2010-03-01
description	A case of severe and irreversible pancytopenia secondary to acute primary cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent woman is described. The patient presented with thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, anemia, and abnormal liver function tests. Treatment with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin was ineffective in reconstituting hemopoiesis. The patient developed severe sepsis and eventually expired. Keywords: cytomegalovirus, pancytopenia, immunocompetent, fulminant, irreversible
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010700349
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Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult

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