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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Cytomegalovirus skin disease in a kidney transplant patient.

Miguel Enrique Cervera-Hernandez, Kenji Ikemura, Margaret E McCort

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Miguel Enrique Cervera-HernandezDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2854-243X
Kenji IkemuraDepartment of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Margaret E McCortDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA mnewmanmcc@montefiore.org.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 44-year-old man with a history of renal transplantation presented with right lower abdominal wall swelling, redness and pain. A bacterial abscess was drained, and he was discharged home with oral antibiotics. After failing to improve, he returned to the hospital, where he was briefly treated with intravenous antibiotics and discharged home again. The patient returned 5 days later, reporting worsening right groin swelling that extended into the ipsilateral scrotum. Imaging revealed a persistent fluid collection in the region, and he was taken for surgical debridement. Tissue immunochemistry and histopathological evaluation identified cytomegalovirus infection. Plasma quantitative PCR for cytomegalovirus demonstrated high viraemia. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous ganciclovir, followed by oral valganciclovir, with resolution of the skin changes. Persistent hydrocele with epididymitis on imaging suggests that this process may have been the source of the cutaneous cytomegalovirus infection.

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Cytomegalovirus InfectionsKidney TransplantationSkin DiseasesAdultAntiviral AgentsCytomegalovirusGanciclovirHumansMaleAntiviral AgentsGanciclovirinfectious diseasespathology

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PMID34226250
PMCPMC8258561

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