Severe CMV pneumonitis and the resulting ARDS in a 28-year-old pregnant woman: a case report

Severe CMV pneumonitis and the resulting ARDS in a 28-year-old pregnant woman: a case report

Abstract Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus. In pregnant women, CMV infection is usually mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic but can lead to fetal infection. Here we present a rare case of severe CMV pneumonitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome in a healthy immunocompetent preg...

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Main Authors: Sotirios Kalogeropoulos, Evgenia Zarogianni, Georgios Adonakis, Apostolos Kaponis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cytomegalovirus
Pregnancy
Pneumonitis
ARDS
Severe maternal disease
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08091-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08091-5

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