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Cutaneous involvement by cytomegalovirus in a renal transplant recipient as an indicator of severe systemic infection* * Study carried out at the Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso (HFB) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus is an opportunistic virus that commonly affects immunosuppressed patients. Cutaneous involvement by this virus is rare and occurs in significantly immunocompromised hosts, with a poor prognosis. Skin ulcers may represent the first sign of systemic infection by cytomegalovirus in these patients. Herein, a case of a systemic infection by Cytomegalovirus presenting as genital and oral ulcers in a kidney-transplant recipient is reported.

Keywords:
Cytomegalovirus; Immunocompromised host; Infection; Kidney transplantation; Skin ulcer

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