Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is asymptomatic in the majority of immunocompetent patients. However, it can cause severe presentations, particularly in patients who are immunocompromised. We are reporting a rare association between respiratory failure secondary to cavitary pneumonia and a large pericardial effusion due to CMV infection in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus. The patient presented with hypoxic respiratory failure and a large pericardial effusion at risk of tamponade. After extensive investigation, the sole pathogen identified in the patient's bronchoalveolar lavage and pericardial fluid was CMV.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462861 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1954283 | DOI Listing |
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