Author: Burkovsky, Leah; Kahloan, Wahab M.; Acharya, Aashish; Nair, Gayatri; Conti, Ricardo A. S.
Title: A rare case of cytomegalovirus causing respiratory failure and a large pericardial effusion Cord-id: qqpdvddx Document date: 2021_9_20
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Snippet: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is asymptomatic in the majority of immunocompetent patients. However, it can cause severe presentations, particularly in patients who are immunocompromised. We are reporting a rare association between respiratory failure secondary to cavitary pneumonia and a large pericardial effusion due to CMV infection in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus. The patient presented with hypoxic respiratory failure and a large pericardial effusion at risk of tamponade. Aft
Document: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is asymptomatic in the majority of immunocompetent patients. However, it can cause severe presentations, particularly in patients who are immunocompromised. We are reporting a rare association between respiratory failure secondary to cavitary pneumonia and a large pericardial effusion due to CMV infection in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus. The patient presented with hypoxic respiratory failure and a large pericardial effusion at risk of tamponade. After extensive investigation, the sole pathogen identified in the patient’s bronchoalveolar lavage and pericardial fluid was CMV.
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