A RARE PRESENTATION OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT: PNEUMONIA ACCOMPANIED BY AORTIC ANEURYSM INFECTION/DISSECTION

DOI: 10.26650/IUITFD.397135 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among kidney transplant recipients. Generally it is presented with a clinical picture called CMV syndrome, but it may cause invasive tissue involvement as well. The most frequently infected tissues are lung and gastrointestinal system tissues. Cardiovascular involvement is rare and generally associated with atherosclerosis and transplant artery stenosis. In this paper, we present the case of a renal transplant recipient with aortic aneurysm infection/dissection and pneumonia associated with CMV infection