Isolation of Cytomegalovirus from the Lung Tissue of Patients with Intrapulmonary Neoplasma
1989 Volume 158 Issue 4 Pages 335-336
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1989 Volume 158 Issue 4 Pages 335-336
OIZUMI, K., ONO, R., KONNO, K. and NUMAZAKI, Y. Isolation of Cytomegalovirus from the Lung Tissue of Patients with Intrapulmonary Neoplasma. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1989, 158 (4), 335-336 -Cytomegalovirus in the lung tissue was detected by demonstrating cytopathic effects on culture of fibroblasts. Three clinical features were common to patients in whose lung tissue cytomegalovirus was identified: (1) They had lung cancer. (2) They were on a high dose of prednisolone. (3) There were diffuse shadows on their chest x-ray film.
