在一个"显然具有免疫能力"的年轻男性中,细胞巨乳病毒肺炎

Sanchit Mohan1, Pranav Ish1, Nitesh Gupta1

  • 1Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.

概括

不知来源的发烧症评估应考虑机会性感染. 在一个看似健康的个体中诊断出了细胞巨乳病毒 (CMV) 肺炎,这凸显了在无法解释的发烧中需要更广泛的诊断考虑.

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