Pancreatitis por citomegalovirus en inmunocomprometidos. Reporte de casos

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We report two cases of pancreatitis secondary to cytomegalovirus infections which were tested by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in patients with human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV). Other causes were ruled out by laboratory fi ndings. Both patients were treated with gancicl...

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Autores: Salazar Huayna, Lourdes, Vélez Segovia, Eduardo, Ruelas Figueroa, José, Mendo Urbina, Fernando, Montiel-Gonzales, Marco
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2014
Institución:Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Repositorio:UPC-Institucional
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/322906
Enlace del recurso:http://hdl.handle.net/10757/322906
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Pancreatitis
Citomegalovirus
Inmunodefi ciencia
Cytomegalovirus
Immunodefi ciency
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Sumario:We report two cases of pancreatitis secondary to cytomegalovirus infections which were tested by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in patients with human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV). Other causes were ruled out by laboratory fi ndings. Both patients were treated with ganciclovir and improved clinically and as indicated by laboratory fi ndings. This condition should not be ignored in HIV-positive patients in spite of the absence of the clinical characteristics of acute pancreatitis.
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