Cytomegalovirus cavitary pneumonia in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient.
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
cavitary lung lesion
cytomegalovirus infection
human immunodeficiency virus
transbronchial biopsy
Journal
Respirology case reports
ISSN: 2051-3380
Titre abrégé: Respirol Case Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101631052
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2024
May 2024
Historique:
received:
16
04
2024
accepted:
15
05
2024
medline:
27
5
2024
pubmed:
27
5
2024
entrez:
27
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Cavitary lung lesions are uncommon radiological findings in cytomegalovirus pneumonia, and tissue biopsy is rarely performed for diagnosis. A 67-year-old man presented with a wet cough. Extensive white moss in the oral cavity was found on physical examination, and chest computed tomography revealed an approximately 4 cm cavitary lesion in the upper lobe of the right lung. Blood tests showed a critically low CD4
Identifiants
pubmed: 38799121
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1392
pii: RCR21392
pmc: PMC11117126
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e01392Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). Respirology Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Asian Pacific Society of Respirology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.