| Literature DB >> 20563446 |
Maria Koukoulaki1, Georgia Ifanti, Eirini Grispou, Vassilios Papastamopoulos, Georgia Chroni, Emmanouil Diamantopoulos, Athanasios Skoutelis.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20563446
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Braz J Infect Dis ISSN： 1413-8670 Impact factor: 1.949