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Acquired Persistent Cytomegalovirus Infection : An Association with Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Min Hyea Kim, Young Mi Hong, Sung Joo Lee, Je Geun Chi, Dong Soo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(9):1272-1279.   Published online September 15, 1992
Acquired persistent cytomegalovirus infection was diagnosed by anti CMV antibody and lymph node biopsy and persisted in a 3-year-old boy with recurrent episode of high fever, lymphadenopathy hepatosplenomegaly and pneumonia. Initial immunologic abnormalities including low serum IgG, high IgM decreased T4 and T4/T8 ratio finally progressed to immunologic paralysis which was compatible to common variable immunodeficiency. This is the first case which...