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Isolated CMV infection causing perianal and sacral ulceration in a patient with aids
Vol 30, Issue 2S2, 2016
Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a DNA virus estimated to infect 70-90% of the worlds population, producing minimal symptoms in immunocompetent hosts. In the immunocompromised host, CMV infection can be potentially fatal, producing systemic or localized forms. We report the case of a 52-year-old female with acquired immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) who presented multiple sacral and perineal ulcers clinically and histopathologically consistent with CMV ulcerations. We discuss the patients clinical presentation and histologic findings to remind physicians to consider CMV as a cause for cutaneous and systemic infection in the immunocompromised host.
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Copyright (c) 2016 D J Klug, M D Darling, J R Kaley, G Tchernev, A A Chokoeva, U Wollina, T Lotti, M Fioranelli, M G Roccia, G K Maximov, A L Gagnon, J W Patterson
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Medical Genetics, University of Torino Medical School, Italy
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy