Cytomegalovirus-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Hemolysis in an Adult

Letters1 November 1975Cytomegalovirus-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Hemolysis in an AdultALLAN I. HARRIS, M.D., RICHARD J. MEYER, M.D., EUGENE A. BRODY, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALLAN I. HARRIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD J. MEYER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EUGENE A. BRODY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-5-670 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe association of thrombocytopenia with viral infections such as rubeola, rubella, varicella, mumps, and infectious mononucleosis has been well documented (1). In congenital and pediatric populations, thrombocytopenia (2), as well as hemolytic anemia (3), have occurred with cytomegalovirus infection. Recently, two reports have appeared that suggest a link between this virus and adult thrombocytopenic purpura (1, 4). We have recently encountered a case of thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolysis due to cytomegalovirus in an adult. To our knowledge, this entity has not heretofore been described in the adult.A 27-year-old white man presented at the Mt. Sinai Hospital with thrombocytopenia and...References1. CHANARINWALFORD ID: Thrombocytopenic purpura in cytomegalovirus mononucleosis. Lancet 2:238-239, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. OSKINAIMAN AJ: Hematologic Problems in the Newborn. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Co., 1967, p. 37 Google Scholar3. COOMBS J: Cytomegalic inclusion disease associated with autoimmune haemolytic anemia. Br Med J 2:743-744, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. FIALAKATTLOVE MH: Cytomegalovirus mononucleosis with severe thrombocytopenia. Ann Intern Med 79:450-451, 1973 LinkGoogle Scholar5. DEIBELSMITHCLARK RRL: Cytomegalic virus infection in New York State. NY State J Med 74:785-791, 1974 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Medicine Mt. Sinai School of Medicine City University of New York New York, New York 10029 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCharacteristics and outcomes of adults with cytomegalovirus‐associated thrombocytopenia: a case series and literature reviewDevelopmental MegakaryocytopoiesisCytomegalovirus-associated thrombocytopenia treated with thrombopoietin receptor agonistCytomegalovirus (CMV)Deep Vein Thrombosis as Debut of Cytomegalovirus Infection Associated With Type II Cryoglobulinemia, With Antierythrocyte Specificity in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: A Case ReportDevelopmental MegakaryocytopoiesisCMV-related thrombocytopenia treated with foscarnet: A case series and review of the literatureCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus can make immune thrombocytopenic purpura refractoryCytomegalovirus-induced thrombocytopenia in an immunocompetent adult effectively treated with intravenous immunoglobulin: A case report and reviewHepatitis E Virus Infection with Nonimmune Hemolytic AnemiaClassification and Clinical Characteristics of Autoimmune Hemolytic AnemiasDevelopmental Megakaryocytopoiesis in Fetal and Neonatal PhysiologySevere thrombocytopenia secondary to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adultManifestations hématologiques et immunologiques de la primo-infection à cytomégalovirus chez l'adulte hospitalisé non immunodépriméInitial transforming event in myelodysplastic syndromes may be viral: case for cytomegalovirusFas-Mediated Apoptosis of the Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells in Mice Infected With Murine CytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus Pericarditis: A Case Series and Review of the LiteratureAspects cliniques, biologiques et évolutifs de l'infection à cytomégalovirus chez le sujet immunocompétent : à propos de 34 patients hospitalisésVirus du groupe herpès et pseudothrombopénie: 2 casEpidemiological evidence is crucial as proof of causation in cytomegalovirus diseaseSevere haemolytic anaemia due to cold anti-'i' antibodies associated with cytomegalovirus infection.Les infections a cytomegalovirus chez le sujet sainThe status of CMV as a human pathogenHaemolytic anaemia in previously healthy adult patients with CMV infections: Report of two cases and an evaluation of subclinical haemolysis in CMV mononucleosisCytomegalovirus infection with acute erosive esophagitisHematologic Aspects of Malignant Lymphoproliferative DiseaseImmunology of CytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus infections and diseasesIntranuclear inclusions in megakaryocytes in congenital cytomegalovirus infectionCytotoxicity of circulating leukocytes in cytomegalovirus mononucleosis 1 November 1975Volume 83, Issue 5Page: 670-671KeywordsCytomegalovirus infectionHemolytic anemiaMeaslesMumpsPopulation statisticsRubella Issue Published: 1 November 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...