Anemia as very late‐onset cytomegalovirus disease after kidney transplantation

• DOI: 10.1111/tid.12797
• Publication Date: 2017-10-24T12:06:41Z
• Authors: Román Hernández‐G...; Isis Cerezo; Nicolás Roberto R...; Sergio Barroso; Adrián Romanciuc; Juan José Cubero
• Keywords: Cytomegalovirus; Etiology; Cytomegalovirus infections

Very late-onset cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease after solid organ transplantation is not associated with classic risk factors; therefore, it does follow a pattern of predictable appearance. A high index suspicion necessary to make an accurate diagnosis. Anemia has multiple etiologies among kidney transplanted recipients, and CMV could be one them. We report the case recipient anemia refractory treatment which proved secondary extremely late digestive disease.