Cytomegalovirus balanitis in a renal transplant recipient

Cytomegalovirus is a deoxyribonucleic acid herpesvirus that infects 90% of healthy individuals.(1) It can remain asymptomatic, resting latent in white blood cells, or can cause a mononucleosis-like infection. In patients with immunosuppression it can cause devastating systemic infections, such as es ophagitis, hepatitis, pneumonitis and meningoencephalitis.(1) Additionally, cytomegalovirus is associated with significant morbidity in recipients of solid organ transplants. It has caused certain cutaneous infections and, ev en less commonly, penile ulcers.(2) We report on a renal transplant recipie nt with cytomegalovirus balanitis.