RENAL INFECTION DUE TO ADENOVIRUS IN A PATIENT WITH HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION

Opportunistic viral infections in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are well described, but reports of morbidity or mortality caused by adenoviruses among this patient population are unc ommon despite the frequent isolation of adenoviruses from patients wit h HIV infection. At autopsy we found necrotizing adenovirus infection of renal tubules in a patient with cytomegalovirus infection of the co lon and adrenal glands. The tissue damage we describe in this report a dds to the spectrum of findings for patients with asymptomatic adenovi rus infection of the urinary tract.