Reactivation cytomegalovirus leading to acute myocardial infarction—A first reported case in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract

Abstract Reactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in immunocompetent patients may lead to increase morbidity and mortality. A clinical suspicion allows timely diagnosis, treatment, and favorable outcome. In a subject without apparent risk factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), CMV can be a possibility.

Keywords

• CMV
• colitis
• hepatitis
• myocardial infarction
• reactivation