Cavitary Lung Lesion in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Unusual Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Pneumonia | Zendy

Sihyung Park | Zendy; Hang Jea Jang | Zendy; Yang Wook Kim | Zendy; Bong Soo Park | Zendy; Hyun Kuk Kim | Zendy; Jong Woon Song | Zendy; Yeon Mi Kim | Zendy; Kyubok Jin | Zendy

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Cavitary Lung Lesion in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Unusual Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Pneumonia

Author(s) -

Sihyung Park,

Hang Jea Jang,

Yang Wook Kim,

Bong Soo Park,

Hyun Kuk Kim,

Jong Woon Song,

Yeon Mi Kim,

Kyubok Jin

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of rheumatic diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2093-940X

pISSN - 2233-4718

DOI - 10.4078/jrd.2015.22.6.387

Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , pneumonia , lesion , lung , pathology , immunology , dermatology , herpesviridae , virus , viral disease

Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a member of the human herpesvirus group, causes severe disease in immunocompromised patients. In particular, CMV pneumonia can be a life-threatening disease to patients taking immunosuppressive drugs. The radiographic manifestations of CMV are variable and may consist of reticular or reticulonodular patterns, ground-glass opacities, air-space consolidations, or mixed patterns. A cavitary lesion in pneumonia associated with CMV infection is extremely rare. Herein we report on a case of CMV pneumonia which presented with a cavitary lesion and was treated successfully in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient who was taking immunosuppressive drugs. (J Rheum Dis 2015;22:387-390)

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