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Pseudotumor presentation of CMV disease: Diagnostic dilemma and association with immunomodulating therapy
Author(s) -
Smibert Olivia C.,
Allison Cody C.,
Doerflinger Marcel,
Pellegrini Marc,
Rischin Danny,
Thai Alesha,
Slavin Monica A.,
Kotton Camille N.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13531
Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , context (archaeology) , etiology , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , cytomegalovirus infection , intensive care medicine , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , human cytomegalovirus , pathology , virus , viral disease , surgery , herpesviridae , paleontology , biology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the immunocompromised host. Atypical presentations which include pseudotumors or “cancer mimics” have been described. The etiology of these lesions remains unclear. The authors describe two previously unpublished cases that have arisen in the context of newer immunomodulating therapy and review the existing non‐HIV‐associated CMV pseudotumors described in the literature.