A Case of Late-onset Cytomegalovirus Myocarditis in an Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipient; Case Report and Review of the Literature

We describe a male patient who presents two years posttransplant with cough and dyspnea. A negative pulmonary workup led to an endomyocardial biopsy and the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) myocarditis. The patient was treated with ganciclovir and IVIG. This illustrates a very late presentation of post-transplant CMV myocarditis and the usefulness of myocardial biopsy in diagnosis of CMV carditis.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - February 3, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ruben Mylvaganam, Allison Glaser, Noah Moss, Meenakshi Rana Tags: Note Source Type: research