ObjectiveTo analyze the sensitivity and specificity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the diagnosis of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), using aqueous humor samples. Methods25 AIDS patients (including 21 men and 4 women) were studied. The age of the patients varied from 24 to 59 years, with an average of (39.2±9.3) years. The CD4+ T cell count was from 1 to 523 cells/μl, with a medium of 40 cells/μl. They were infected with human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)for a period from 15 days to 9 years with a median of 10 months. They were divided into three groups according to the fundus and treatment, including untreated cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR), treated CMVR and control group. There were 10 patients without anti-CMV treatment and 7 patients treated previously with foscarnet or ganciclovir whose eyes were diagnosed CMVR. Control group has 8 patients who had normal fundus or minor retinopathy excluded from CMVR. Approximately 100 μl of aqueous humor was obtained by anterior-chamber paracentesis and PCR was performed in all cases. ResultsThere were CMV DNA in 9 of 10 eyes with untreated CMVR (90.0% sensitivity). Of 7 specimens from eyes with treated CMVR, 3 were CMV PCR positive (42.9% sensitivity). All 8 samples of the control group were negative for CMV DNA, indicating the clinical specificity of our PCR was greater than 99.9% for CMVR. The anterior chamber paracentesis did not cause any complications in our patients except for a patient with subconjunctival hemorrhage. ConclusionsThe assay had an estimated sensitivity of 90.0% in detecting untreated CMVR and a sensitivity of 42.9% in detecting CMVR that had been treated. The specificity of this assay was greater than 99.9%.
Objective To investigate the clinicopathologic features of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) of lung in adults. Methods The clinical and pathological characteristics of two cases of CCAM of lung in adults from November 19, 2012 to February 12, 2014 were analyzed, and relevant literatures were reviewed. Results Both of the two patients were males who were 59 years and 60 years old respectively. Both of them presented with respiratory symptoms such as productive cough, hemoptysis and fever. The lesions in the two cases were about 4.0 cm×3.0 cm×1.5 cm and 5.0 cm×5.0 cm×3.0 cm in size respectively. Both had a cystic appearance and involved unilateral lobes of the lung. Histologically, normal pulmonary alveoli were replaced by different size of cysts composed of adenomatoid hyperplastic bronchioles. The inner cystic wall was lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium, and the cystic wall contained smooth muscle and elastic tissue, but no cartilage. In one of our cases, mucous cells could be seen in part of the inner cystic wall, with focal atypical hyperplasia. Conclusions CCAM of the lung is a rare congenital developmental anomaly, which typically manifests in neonates and infants, but extremely rare in adults. The diagnosis of CCAM in adults depends on clinical features, imaging changes and histopathological characteristics.