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Cytomegalovirus myocarditis in solid organ transplant recipients: A case series and review of literature

Authors :
Esther Benamu
Swati Mathur
Marilyn E. Levi
Valida Bajrovic
Sias Scherger
Poornima Ramanan
Steven C. Johnson
Gene Wolfel
Maheen Z. Abidi
Source :
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyREFERENCES. 22(3)
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a DNA virus of the Herpesviridae family and is estimated to affect 15%-30% of high-risk solid organ transplant recipients. Typical manifestations of CMV end-organ disease in this population include colitis, esophagitis, and pneumonitis, and myocarditis is a rarely reported manifestation. We describe two cases of CMV myocarditis in solid organ transplant recipients and review the literature regarding previously published cases of CMV myocarditis.

Details

ISSN :
13993062
Volume :
22
Issue :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyREFERENCES
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....bd8ffad7541b8139d8080ea9b6706a7c