cytomegalovirus infection
MONDO:0005132Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names cytomegalovirus infection yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A herpesvirus infection caused by Cytomegalovirus. Healthy individuals generally do not produce symptoms. However, the infection may be life-threatening in affected immunocompromised patients. The virus may cause retinitis, esophagitis, gastritis, and colitis. Morphologically, it is characterized by the presence of intranuclear inclusion bodies.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005132), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: cytomegalovirus infection
- Also called
- CMV infectionCytomegaloviral infectionHCMV infection