Look and Ye Shall Find ...Cytomegalovirus Infection in Immunocompetent Patients.

This article describes the age distribution and clinical characteristics of 124 patients with serological evidence of recent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. As indicated by a high level of anti-CMV IgM and the presence of low-avidity anti-CMV IgG, in the absence of serological evidence of recent infection with Epstein-Barr virus, hepatitis A or B virus, or Toxoplasma gondii. The clinical characteristics of these 124 patients were evaluated retrospectively, yielding a wide range of symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings.