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Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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

Abstract
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. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2011; 1(2): 80-83

Key words: Systemic lupus erythematosus, cytomegalovirus, pneumonia


 
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Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011; 1(2): 80-83 . doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020


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Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657254 [Access: February 03, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020


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Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011; 1(2): 80-83 . doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020



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Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2011), [cited February 03, 2024]; 1(2): 80-83 . doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020



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Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek (2011) Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 1 (2), 80-83 . doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020



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Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek. 2011. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 1 (2), 80-83 . doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020



Chicago Style

Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek. "Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 1 (2011), 80-83 . doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek. "Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 1.2 (2011), 80-83 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020



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Derya Ozturk Engin, Funda Turkmen, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Ilknur Erdem, Asuman İnan, Seyfi Ozyurek (2011) Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 1 (2), 80-83 . doi:10.5799/jmid2011.02.0020