Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in immunocompetent patients usually resolves without treatment. However, it can cause severe symptoms that can last for several weeks, especially in immunocompromised patients. Indications for antiviral immunocompetent individuals...

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Autores principales: AlAmeen, Osamah, Mohammed, Areej, Faisal, Mohanad, Kohla, Samah, Abdulhadi, Ahmad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38022095
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47599
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author AlAmeen, Osamah
Mohammed, Areej
Faisal, Mohanad
Kohla, Samah
Abdulhadi, Ahmad
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description Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in immunocompetent patients usually resolves without treatment. However, it can cause severe symptoms that can last for several weeks, especially in immunocompromised patients. Indications for antiviral immunocompetent individuals with CMV disease are not well-established. Here, we report two cases who had concomitant CMV-EBV infection. The first patient ultimately received anti-CMV therapy with significant improvement in symptoms and labs. The second patient had a milder disease course and was treated conservatively.
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spelling pubmed-106670222023-10-24 Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review AlAmeen, Osamah Mohammed, Areej Faisal, Mohanad Kohla, Samah Abdulhadi, Ahmad Cureus Internal Medicine Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in immunocompetent patients usually resolves without treatment. However, it can cause severe symptoms that can last for several weeks, especially in immunocompromised patients. Indications for antiviral immunocompetent individuals with CMV disease are not well-established. Here, we report two cases who had concomitant CMV-EBV infection. The first patient ultimately received anti-CMV therapy with significant improvement in symptoms and labs. The second patient had a milder disease course and was treated conservatively. Cureus 2023-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10667022/ /pubmed/38022095 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47599 Text en Copyright © 2023, AlAmeen et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Internal Medicine
AlAmeen, Osamah
Mohammed, Areej
Faisal, Mohanad
Kohla, Samah
Abdulhadi, Ahmad
Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review
title Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review
title_full Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review
title_fullStr Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review
title_short Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review
title_sort co-infection of cytomegalovirus and epstein-barr virus in an immunocompetent patient: a case series and literature review
topic Internal Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38022095
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47599
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