A Case Report and Literature Review of Portal Vein Thrombosis Associated with Cytomegalovirus Infection in Immunocompetent Patients | Zendy

Alessandro Squizzato | Zendy; Walter Ageno | Zendy; Andrea Cattaneo | Zendy; N Brumana | Zendy

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A Case Report and Literature Review of Portal Vein Thrombosis Associated with Cytomegalovirus Infection in Immunocompetent Patients

Author(s) -

Alessandro Squizzato,

Walter Ageno,

Andrea Cattaneo,

N Brumana

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/509641

Subject(s) - medicine , portal vein thrombosis , cytomegalovirus , thrombosis , cytomegalovirus infection , portal vein , betaherpesvirinae , viral hepatitis , hepatitis c virus , viral disease , herpesviridae , immunology , human cytomegalovirus , virus

We describe a young man with acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, and we review the literature regarding the association between PVT and CMV in immunocompetent patients. Published data suggest that CMV hepatitis and, possibly, other types of acute viral hepatitis could be a local risk factor for acute PVT.

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