Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2018)

Splenic Infarction in Acute Cytomegalovirus and Human Parvovirus Concomitant Infection

  • Tomoya Harada,
  • Yuriko Sueda,
  • Kensaku Okada,
  • Tsuyoshi Kitaura,
  • Kosuke Yamaguchi,
  • Haruhiko Makino,
  • Masaki Nakamoto,
  • Hiroki Chikumi,
  • Akira Yamasaki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7027656
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2018

Abstract

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We present a case report of a 35-year-old woman who had splenic infarction. She had persistent high fever, systemic joint pain, and abnormal liver function. She was diagnosed with cytomegalovirus and human parvovirus B19 concomitant infection. Her coagulopathy test revealed no abnormal results. She was treated with intravenous ganciclovir for 13 days; consequently, her splenic infarction improved after 7 weeks. As per our knowledge, this is the first case of cytomegalovirus and parvovirus B19 coinfection complicated by splenic infarction. Cytomegalovirus and parvovirus B19 may induce a hypercoagulation state during the acute phase.