Acute Co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Cytomegalovirus
Authors: François Raffi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Letters and Corrections1 February 1990Acute Co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and CytomegalovirusFrançois Raffi, MD, Daniel Boudart, PhD, Sylviane Billaudel, PhDFrançois Raffi, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Daniel Boudart, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, Sylviane Billaudel, PhDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-234 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Bonetti and colleagues (1) recently presented two cases of simultaneous human immuno-deficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and cytomegalovirus seroconversion in intravenous drug users. We wish to report such a co-infection after a single sexual contact.A 30-year-old woman requested termination of a 6-week pregnancy. At that time, she was totally asymptomatic; cytomegalovirus and HIV-1 antibodies were absent and HIV-1 p24 antigen was negative. Seven days later, she had sexual intercourse with a bisexual, HIV-1-seropositive man. Eight days later, she developed fatigue, fever, chills, myalgia, headache, nausea, cough, and pharyngitis. The leukocyte count was 8.4 X 109/L with...References1. BonettiWeberVogtWundeliSiegenthalerLüthy ARMWWR. Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) and cytomegalovirus in two intravenous drug users. Ann Intern Med. 1989;111:293-6. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SkolnikKosloffHirsch PBM. Bidirectional interactions between human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and cytomegalovirus. J Infect Dis. 1988;157:508-14. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LeportHarzicPignon CMJ. Benign cytomegalovirus mononucleosis in non-AIDS, HIV infected patients [Letter]. Lancet. 1987;2:214. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: François Raffi, MD; Daniel Boudart, PhD; Sylviane Billaudel, PhDAffiliations: Hôtel-Dieu F 44035 Nantes Cedex France PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byComparison of the occurrence of cytomegalovirus and epstein-barr virus infection in periradicular lesions of HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients: an immunohistochemical studySevere Thrombocytopenia and Acute Cytomegalovirus Colitis during Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionA Case of Acute Co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and CytomegalovirusPrimary HIV InfectionCytomegalovirus Infection and HIV-1 Disease Progression in Infants Born to HIV-1–Infected WomenCase 5-1999Lymphocytic Alveolitis After Primary HIV Infection With CMV CoinfectionManifestations cliniques et biologiques de la primo-infection par le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine : revue de la littératureInteractions between HIV-1 and Cytomegalovirus in Human Osteosarcoma Cells Carrying Both VirusesTherapeutic ranges for oral anticoagulation in different thromboembolic disordersPseudotyping with human T-cell leukemia virus type I broadens the human immunodeficiency virus host range 1 February 1990Volume 112, Issue 3Page: 234-235KeywordsBisexualsFatigueFeversHIVHIV-1HeadachesMyalgiaNauseaPharyngitisPregnancy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1990 PDF downloadLoading ...