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1: Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jan 15;44(2):e13-6. Epub 2006 Dec 14.Click here to read Links

A case report and literature review of portal vein thrombosis associated with cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompetent patients.

Squizzato A, Ageno W, Cattaneo A, Brumana N.

Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, 21100, Italy. alexsquizzo@libero.it

We describe a young man with acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, and we review the literature regarding the association between PVT and CMV in immunocompetent patients. Published data suggest that CMV hepatitis and, possibly, other types of acute viral hepatitis could be a local risk factor for acute PVT.

PMID: 17173209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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