Engelsk titel: Primary cytomegalovirus infection and thrombophlebitis/pulmonary embolism
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Författare:
Welinder JG
;
Orholm MK
;
Böttiger B
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 5
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UI-nummer: 06101249
Sammanfattning
A young woman was admitted to hospital with suspected pyelonephritis. Due to prolonged fever, further investigations were done and showed a thrombosis in her femoral vein; X-ray and lung scintigraphy revealed a pulmonary embolism. Blood tests showed lymphocytosis, and a primary cytamegalovirus (CMV) infection was confirmed by serology and PCR. The patient was a smoker and obese and was taking oral contraceptives; a factor V Leiden mutation was also found. Deep-vein thrombosis is a rare but severe complication of a primary CMV infection that is also seen in immunocompetent persons.