Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
Original Editors - Students from Bellarmine University's Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.
Top Contributors - Elizabeth Levay, WikiSysop, Kim Jackson, Lucinda hampton, 127.0.0.1, Elaine Lonnemann and Nupur Smit Shah
Description[edit | edit source]
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection, also known as herpesvirus type 5, is a common virus belonging to the herpes family that affects a variety of individuals across the lifespan[1]. It is currently the leading cause of congenital infections in the world, and can cause long term consequences such as hearing loss, visual deficits, and cognitive delays. (2,3). It is frequently acquired in late childhood or early adulthood, and is rarely symptomatic, except in the immunocompromised.
[edit | edit source]
Prevalence[edit | edit source]
add text here
Characteristics/Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
add text here
Associated Co-morbidities[edit | edit source]
add text here
Medications[edit | edit source]
add text here
Diagnostic Tests/Lab Tests/Lab Values[edit | edit source]
add text here
Etiology/Causes[edit | edit source]
add text here
Systemic Involvement[edit | edit source]
add text here
Medical Management (current best evidence)[edit | edit source]
add text here
Physical Therapy Management (current best evidence)[edit | edit source]
add text here
Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
add text here
Case Reports/ Case Studies[edit | edit source]
add links to case studies here (case studies should be added on new pages using the case study template)
Resources
[edit | edit source]
add appropriate resources here
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
see tutorial on Adding PubMed Feed
Extension:RSS -- Error: Not a valid URL: addfeedhere|charset=UTF-8|short|max=10
References[edit | edit source]
see adding references tutorial.
- ↑ Goodman C, Snyder T. Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2013: 336-337.