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Cytomegalovirus Infections

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Definition: Infection with CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, characterized by enlarged cells bearing intranuclear inclusions. Infection may be in almost any organ, but the salivary glands are the most common site in children, as are the lungs in adults.  infection by MUROMEGALOVIRUS (MOUSE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS or RAT CYTOMEGALOVIRUS) does not go here: coordinate MUROMEGALOVIRUS (IM) with HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)   
Examples Cytomegalovirus Retinitis 		Other names Salivary Gland Virus Disease; Inclusion Disease; Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease; Infection, Cytomegalovirus; Inclusion Diseases, Cytomegalic; Inclusion Diseases; Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalic; Diseases, Cytomegalic Inclusion; Disease, Cytomegalic Inclusion; Cytomegalovirus Infection; Cytomegalic Inclusion Diseases; Infections, Cytomegalovirus
 
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Cytomegalic inclusion body disease  0   *Cytomegalovirus Infections.

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