Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Derya Özturk Engin; Funda Türkmen; Belma Akbaba Bağcı; Ilknur Erdem; Asuman İnan; Seyfi Özyürek

doi:https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2011.02.0020

Makale detayları

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Yazarlar:

Derya Özturk Engin | Funda Türkmen | Belma Akbaba Bağcı | Ilknur Erdem | Asuman İnan | Seyfi Özyürek

Yayıncı:

Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi:

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2011 Vol.1 Issue 02, pp.80-83

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2011

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000488115

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2146-9369

pISSN:

2146-3158

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2011.02.0020

Özet:

 

We presented an interstitial pneumonia case developed due to very rarely seen cytomegalovirus (CMV) in a 66 year-old female patient who had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This patient who was on prednisolone and cyclophosphamide developed high fever, dyspnea and rales in lungs, high CRP, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia after 11 days of cyclophosphamide treatment. Interstitial infiltration was detected in thoracic tomography. CMV antigen and CMV-DNA by RT-PCR were positive in blood. It was considered as CMV pneumonia. Ganciclovir treatment was started. CMV antigen became negative in the 14th days of the treatment. Clinical improvement was observed at the same time. It is necessary to remember CMV as the agents responsible for causing pneumonia due to high mortality in immunosuppressive host such as SLE. In the blood CMV antigen and CMV DNA investigation may contribute to the diagnosis in that bronchoalveolar lavage cannot be performed.

Makale detayları

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Yazarlar: Derya Özturk Engin | Funda Türkmen | Belma Akbaba Bağcı | Ilknur Erdem | Asuman İnan | Seyfi Özyürek

Yayıncı: Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2011 Vol.1 Issue 02, pp.80-83

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2011

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000488115

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2146-9369

pISSN: 2146-3158

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2011.02.0020

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Derya Özturk Engin | Funda Türkmen | Belma Akbaba Bağcı | Ilknur Erdem | Asuman İnan | Seyfi Özyürek

Yayıncı:

Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi:

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2011 Vol.1 Issue 02, pp.80-83

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2011

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000488115

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2146-9369

pISSN:

2146-3158

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2011.02.0020