CMV - pneumonia

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CMV pneumonia

Pneumonia - cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus pneumonia; Troll of transplantation

• cough
• shortness of breath
• shortness of breath on exertion
• fever
• general discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
• loss of appetite
• fatigue
• sweating, excessive (night sweats)
• muscle aches or joint pains

• urine culture (clean catch)
• blood culture
• CMV serology by IFA
• bronchoscopy with biopsy , stains, and culture for CMV
• chest x-ray
• arterial blood gas
• CMV PCR - a test to detect the presence of and amount of CMV in the blood
• CMV antigenemia - a test to detect viral particles on the surface of white blood cells (this can tell you if the virus is actively replicating in the body, or simply present in a dormant state)

Review Date: 02/13/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Fransico, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.