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Aaron D. Friedman, MD; Walter G. Maurer, MD; Michael C. Byrd, MD; James R. Cook, MD, PhD; Robert R. Lorenz, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006;132:1375-1378.

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INTRODUCTION

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous, opportunistic pathogen. Primary CMV infection occasionally causes a mononucleosis syndrome in immunocompetent patients but is more often asymptomatic. Congenital involvement leads to hearing loss and a host of irreversible neurologic sequelae, whereas the immunocompromised patient can experience chorioretinitis, enteritis, pneumonitis, or central nervous system involvement. Cytomegalovirus–related mucosal ulcerations of the oral cavity and pharynx are not uncommon to this patient population.¹

Rarely, CMV infection produces a mass lesion that mimics a tumor. Cytomegalovirus pseudotumors in the head and neck have been reported in the brain,² submandibular gland,³ hypopharynx,⁴ and trachea.⁵ Although there are a few reports^6-7 of CMV infection in the larynx resulting in mucosal ulceration, and a single case⁸ of an extranodal, supraglottic lymphoma in the setting of CMV laryngitis, to the best . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliations: Head and Neck Institute (Drs Friedman, Byrd, and Lorenz) and Departments of General Anesthesiology (Dr Maurer) and Clinical Pathology (Dr Cook), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.