Cytomegalovirus viremia as a cause of fever of unknown origin in an immunocompetent adult
Cytomegalovirus may cause hyperinflammation that mimics adult-onset Still's disease.Cytomegalovirus infection may trigger hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.Clinical improvement after antiviral therapy supports the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection.
Authors
- Anish Zacharia Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0258-3820)
- Nabeel Saif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8355-4759)
- Islam Younes
- Tahreem Ahmad
- Samuel VanBeck
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- Allama Iqbal Medical College (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2025_005777
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00