What Conditions Can A Cytomegalovirus Infection Cause?

Pneumonia

Individuals who have a weakened immune system are at great risk for developing a serious lung infection from cytomegalovirus than healthy individuals. Additionally, patients with compromised immunity from chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow transplants, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) may also be at an increased risk of developing pneumonia from previously dormant cytomegaloviruses. When this condition develops, it is not always easy for a physician to know cytomegalovirus is the cause of the infection, or if it is due to another virus or bacteria, making treatment potentially difficult. Pneumonia caused by cytomegalovirus infections, just like from any other cause, can be fatal.

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