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Generalised cytomegalovirus infection in a case with combined immuno-deficiency

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Clinical, laboratory and autopsy findings in a six-month-old infant having severe combined immunodeficiency are described. The infant also had generalised disseminated cytomegalovirus infection involving the liver (cytomegalovirus hepatitis), lungs, ileum, colon, spleen, lymphnodes, adrenals, kidney and bone marrow.

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  1. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, New Delhi

    Chitra Chowdhury M.B.B.S. & Kusum Verma M.D. (Assistant Professor of Pathology)

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Chowdhury, C., Verma, K. Generalised cytomegalovirus infection in a case with combined immuno-deficiency. Indian J Pediatr 47, 339–343 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831332

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