Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection Complicated by Vascular Thrombosis: A Case Report

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 983 - 986
• Main Authors: Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Carlson, Christopher, Gitlin, Scott D., Elta, Grace, Singleton, Timothy P., Markovitz, David M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 15.03.2001; University of Chicago Press
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Biological and medical sciences; Brief Reports; Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus infections; Cytomegalovirus Infections - complications; Cytomegalovirus Infections - diagnosis; Cytomegalovirus Infections - therapy; Endothelial cells; Hepatic artery; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunocompetence; Infections; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Mesenteric Arteries; Mesenteric Veins; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Portal vein; Splanchnic Circulation; Spleen; Splenic Infarction - complications; Splenic Infarction - diagnosis; Splenic Infarction - therapy; Thrombosis; Thrombosis - complications; Thrombosis - diagnosis; Thrombosis - therapy; Vasculitis; Vasculitis - complications; Vasculitis - diagnosis; Vasculitis - therapy; Venous thrombosis; Viral diseases; Human; Herpesviridae; Acute; Mesenteric vein; Cardiovascular disease; Betaherpesvirinae; Thrombosis; Human cytomegalovirus; Infection; Vascular disease; Virus; Case study; Mesenteric artery; Viral disease; Complication
• ISSN: 1058-4838; 1537-6591
• DOI: 10.1086/319353

We present a case report of a previously healthy adult with cytomegalovirus infection that was complicated by extensive mesenteric arterial and venous thrombosis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of this syndrome in an immunocompetent individual who had no predisposing risk factors for thrombosis, and it demonstrates the propensity for cytomegalovirus to be involved in vascular disease.