What is cytomegalovirus?

Cytomegalovirus is an opportunistic infection that may be life-threatening in affected immunocompromised patients. It is a human herpesvirus type 5 and may cause retinitis, esophagitis, gastritis, and colitis.

How do members experience cytomegalovirus?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cytomegalovirus*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cytomegalovirus*

*Data from patients with cytomegalovirus, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with cytomegalovirus*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Valcyte)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
cytomegalovirus (1)

*Data from patients with cytomegalovirus, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has cytomegalovirus on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 22
40s 31
50s 44
60s 28
70+ 16

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 56
Female 89

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What is cytomegalovirus?

Cytomegalovirus is an opportunistic infection that may be life-threatening in affected immunocompromised patients. It is a human herpesvirus type 5 and may cause retinitis, esophagitis, gastritis, and colitis.



Common symptoms reported by people with cytomegalovirus

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for cytomegalovirus

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Valcyte)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
10
Tried for
cytomegalovirus (1)

Data from patients with cytomegalovirus, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Last updated:


Compare treatments taken by people with cytomegalovirus

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Valcyte)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
cytomegalovirus (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with cytomegalovirus, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Last updated:



Who has cytomegalovirus on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 40 say CMV is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 22
40s 31
50s 44
60s 28
70+ 16

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 56
Female 89

These charts show data from CMV patients who have completed their condition history
Last updated: