Cytomegalovirus associated severe pneumonia, multi-organ failure and ganciclovir associated arrhythmia in immunocompetent child
AA Al-Eyadhy, G Hasan, R Bassrawi… - Journal of Infection and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can rarely cause severe manifestations in immunocompetent
individuals. Hereby, we report a twelve-year-old boy who presented with tachycardia,
tachypnea, fever and leukocytosis, which progressed to hypoxemic respiratory failure and
severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Subsequently, he developed multi-
organ failure despite the ongoing full supportive care and empiric broad spectrum
antibiotics. Cytomegalovirus infection was diagnosed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) …
individuals. Hereby, we report a twelve-year-old boy who presented with tachycardia,
tachypnea, fever and leukocytosis, which progressed to hypoxemic respiratory failure and
severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Subsequently, he developed multi-
organ failure despite the ongoing full supportive care and empiric broad spectrum
antibiotics. Cytomegalovirus infection was diagnosed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) …
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