In 1881, Ribbert noted large cells in kidney cells of a stillborn, which he later described as
''protozoan-like''in 1904. These large cells had eccentric nuclei surrounded by a clear halo …

SIR-Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a frequent cause of interstitial pneumonia in
immunosuppressed hosts. Rapid determination of etiology is necessary in order either to …

Two infants developed a protracted pneumonitis with lower respiratory obstruction
beginning at one month of age. Lung biopsy in one suggested a viral etiology whith …

Cytomegalovirus was assayed by in situ hybridization in 29 consecutive specimens
obtained by open-lung biopsy. Biotin-labeled cytomegaloviral DNA was hybridized to …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has become the most important opportunistic pathogen in
transplant patients1 and is a major cause of morbidity in patients with AIDS and other …

Among 40 hospitalized infants and children with cytomegalovirus infection, 14 (35%) had
interstitial pneumonitis, 4 (10%) had wheezing or tachypnoea but without x-ray evidence of …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in allogeneic
bone marrow transplant and lung transplant recipients. However, its role as a cause of lung …

This report describes the occurrence of localized lobar consolidation caused solely by
cytomegalovirus infection in two heart transplant recipients. This highly atypical and …

Sixteen patients with cytomegalovirus pulmonary infection are described. In 11 the
diagnosis was made antemortem by lung aspirate or biopsy, and in five the diagnosis was …

Fatal cytomegalovirus interstitial pneumonitis developed in a patient with chronic leukemia.
The diagnosis was suspected on the basis of cytologic examination of bronchial washings …