Splenic vascular thrombosis in an immunocompetent host due to Cytomegalovirus Infection.

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) associated vascular thrombosis is an rare but increasingly reported phenomenon and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of splenic infarction once more common diagnoses, such as endocarditis and lymphoma have been excluded. We present a case of a previously healthy, immunocompetent African American woman with acute CMV infection complicated by vascular thrombosis resulting in splenic infarct.