Cytomegalovirus
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What is cytomegalovirus?
Cytomegalovirus is an opportunistic infection that may be life-threatening in affected immunocompromised patients. It is a human herpesvirus type 5 and may cause retinitis, esophagitis, gastritis, and colitis.
Common symptoms reported by people with cytomegalovirus
Treatments taken by people for cytomegalovirus
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Compare treatments taken by people with cytomegalovirus
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have cytomegalovirus through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with cytomegalovirus? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has cytomegalovirus on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 31 say CMV is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 5 | |
| 30s | 2 | |
| 40s | 5 | |
| 50s | 15 | |
| 60s | 10 | |
| 70+ | 21 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 52 | |
| Female | 76 |