Cytomegalovirus hemorrhagic colitis in an immunocompetent patient with COVID-19 infection: A case report

In coronavirus disease-19, we should suspect the opportunistic coinfections even in immunocompetent individuals. In the presence of recurrent gastrointestinal problems, colonoscopy should be done with biopsy and histopathology to diagnose the opportunistic infection, such as cytomegalovirus colitis,...

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Published inSAGE open medical case reports Vol. 11; p. 2050313X231184179
Main Authors Mehta, Neha, Shah, Sangam, Bhattarai, Madhur, Chamlagain, Rajan, Joshi, Amir, Mehta, Ashish, Koirala, Dinesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2023
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
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Case Report
cytomegalovirus
colitis
coronavirus disease-19
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Summary:In coronavirus disease-19, we should suspect the opportunistic coinfections even in immunocompetent individuals. In the presence of recurrent gastrointestinal problems, colonoscopy should be done with biopsy and histopathology to diagnose the opportunistic infection, such as cytomegalovirus colitis, in patient with coronavirus disease-19. Here, we report a case of immunocompetent male with coronavirus disease-19 presenting with per rectal bleeding diagnosed as cytomegalovirus colitis.
ISSN:2050-313X
2050-313X
DOI:10.1177/2050313X231184179