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Cytomegaloviral Infection

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A herpesvirus infection caused by Cytomegalovirus. Healthy individuals generally do not produce symptoms. However, the infection may be life-threatening in affected immunocompromised patients. The virus may cause retinitis, esophagitis, gastritis, and colitis. Morphologically, it is characterized by the presence of intranuclear inclusion bodies. [ ]

Term info

Label

Cytomegaloviral Infection

Synonyms
  • CMV Infection
  • Cytomegaloviral Infection
  • Cytomegalovirus Infection
  • HCMV Infection
Subsets

NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C142799

Display Name

Cytomegaloviral Infection

Legacy Concept Name

Cytomegaloviral_Infection

Maps To

Cytomegaloviral disease, unspecified, Cytomegaloviral disease

Preferred Name

Cytomegaloviral Infection

Semantic Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS CUI

C0010823

code

C53649

Term relations

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