Severe ischemic cytomegalovirus proctocolitis with multiple perforation

• Published in: Archives of virology Vol. 163; no. 7; pp. 1927 - 1931
• Main Authors: D’cruz, Reuban Toby, Lau, Cheryl Chien-Li, Thamboo, Thomas Paulraj
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.07.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brief Report; Colitis; Colon; Cytomegalovirus; Diarrhea; Differential diagnosis; Infections; Infectious Diseases; Ischemia; Medical Microbiology; Nausea; Sigmoidoscopy; Surgery; Vasculitis; Virology

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) typically causes gastrointestinal infections in immunocompetent patients. Colonic perforations secondary to CMV are exceeding rare. We describe a 88-year-old male presenting with a week-long history of intractable abdominal discomfort, bloating, nausea and diarrhea. Flexible si...