'Lipo-tourism' gone wrong: blood transfusion-transmitted cytomegalovirus disease.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(3)2021 Mar 04.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33664022
Medical tourism is the pursuit of more affordable surgeries; however, this comes at the risk of suboptimal standards and potential for life-threatening complications. In this case, we describe the diagnostic challenge of cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia in a 40-year-old woman who experienced wound dehiscence and subsequent blood transfusion-transmitted CMV as complications of liposuction in the Dominican Republic. We explore the role of histopathology in the diagnosis of disseminated CMV, discuss the underlying aetiology of CMV pneumonia in this patient and weigh the risks and benefits of initiating antiviral therapy in an immunocompetent patient with CMV disease.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Citomegalovirus
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Citomegalovirus
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Republica dominicana
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Reino Unido