What are the symptoms of cytomegalovirus (CMV)?

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What are the symptoms of cytomegalovirus (CMV)?

Since CMV can affect almost any organ, it can cause many different symptoms. However, the majority of CMV infections are without symptoms (asymptomatic). If present, some symptoms include:

  • Fever with temperature greater than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius
  • Low white blood cell counts (leukopenia)
  • Muscle weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Shortness of breath
  • Blurry vision or loss of vision. CMV often infects one eye and tends to infect the other.
  • Abdominal pain, blood in stools, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. This is due to CMV gastritis or colitis—stomach or colon infection.
  • Seizures, headaches, confusion or coma. This is due to CMV encephalitis, or brain infection.

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