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Infección aguda por citomegalovirus - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Mononucleosis por CMV; Citomegalovirus (CMV)

Tratamiento:

La mayoría de los pacientes se recupera en un período de 4 a 6 semanas sin medicación. Se requiere reposo, algunas veces por un mes o más para recuperar los niveles plenos de actividad. Los analgésicos y los gargarismos de agua caliente con sal pueden ayudar a aliviar los síntomas.

Los medicamentos antivirales generalmente no se usan en personas con un sistema inmunitario que está funcionando normalmente.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

La fiebre normalmente desaparece en 10 días y los ganglios linfáticos inflamados y el bazo vuelven a su normalidad en 4 semanas, pero la fatiga puede persistir por 2 ó 3 meses.

Complicaciones:

La infección de garganta es la complicación más común. Entre las complicaciones menos frecuentes están:

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Solicite una cita con el médico si tiene síntomas de infección aguda por citomegalovirus.

Acuda a la sala de urgencias o llame al número local de emergencias (como el 911 en los Estados Unidos) si presenta un dolor agudo y súbito en la parte superior izquierda del abdomen, ya que esto podría ser indicio de ruptura del bazo que requiere una cirugía de emergencia.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Crumpacker CS, Wadhwa S. Cytomegalovirus. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2005: chap 134.

Drew WL. Cytomegalovirus. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 399.

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