Abstract

PEREZ-DIAZ, Pedro et al. Cardiopulmonary involvement due to cytomegalovirus in immunocompetent individuals. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.2, pp.112-112. ISSN 0120-5633.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2018.02.004.

Cytomegalovirus infection in healthy adults is usually asymptomatic or as signs and symptoms of a mononucleosis. Cardiopulmonary involvement in immunocompetent individuals is uncommon and is associated with a poor prognosis. Its diagnosis requires a high clinical suspicion. The case is presented of a young patient in whom the first clinical sign was an atypical pneumonia, and in the subsequent study a dilated cardiomyopathy with a decrease in myocardial contractility was discovered. The serology for cytomegalovirus was positive, and the patient received specific antiviral therapy, with an excellent outcome.

Keywords : Myocarditis; Virus; Infection; Heart failure.

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