Persistent CMV pneumonitis in HIV infection: a case report

Abbye W Frederick; Ellen Kitchell; Clare McCormick-Baw; Vishal Kukkar; Mamta K Jain

doi:10.1186/s12879-023-08848-y

Persistent CMV pneumonitis in HIV infection: a case report

BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 29;23(1):842. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08848-y.

Authors

Abbye W Frederick¹, Ellen Kitchell², Clare McCormick-Baw², Vishal Kukkar², Mamta K Jain²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA. abbye.frederick@utsouthwestern.edu.
² Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.

Abstract

We present a rare case of pathology-proven CMV pneumonitis in a patient with HIV infection after presenting with cough and fever. This presentation was complicated by recurrence of symptoms after treatment in the setting of continued uncontrolled HIV infection. This case raised the importance of further discussion regarding best treatment guidelines for CMV pneumonitis for patients with HIV.

Keywords: CMV pneumonitis; Case report; HIV.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cytomegalovirus Infections* / complications
Cytomegalovirus Infections* / diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus Infections* / drug therapy
HIV Infections* / complications
Humans
Pneumonia* / complications