An infant with refractory cytomegalovirus-induced thrombocytopenia

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Dec 17;8(1):75-78. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2581. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Abstract

The present case underscores the importance of considering the association of severe thrombocytopenia or immune thrombocytopenia with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection because CMV-induced thrombocytopenia occasionally requires antiviral therapy.

Keywords: cytomegalovirus; infant; intravenous immunoglobulin; thrombocytopenia.

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