Cytomegalovirus colitis in immunocompetent patients

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can present with severe manifestations that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised patients. CMV infections in immunocompetent patients are usually transient and do not exhibit many symptoms. However, in some patients,...

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Published inSingapore medical journal Vol. 52; no. 9; pp. e170 - e172
Main Authors Momin, N, Telisinghe, P U, Chong, V H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore 01.09.2011
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Abdominal Pain
Adult
Biopsy
Colitis - immunology
Colitis - virology
Colon - pathology
Colon - virology
Critical Care
Cytomegalovirus Infections - complications
Cytomegalovirus Infections - immunology
Diarrhea - complications
Diarrhea - virology
Female
Humans
Inflammation
Malaysia
Male
Middle Aged
Sepsis - complications
Sepsis - virology
Malaysia
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Summary:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can present with severe manifestations that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised patients. CMV infections in immunocompetent patients are usually transient and do not exhibit many symptoms. However, in some patients, the manifestations can be severe. We report CMV colitis in two immunocompetent patients; one in a young man who was critically ill with septicaemia and significant non-bloody diarrhoea that responded to specific CMV treatment, and another in an elderly woman who presented with nonspecific abdominal pain and fever that resolved without specific CMV treatment.
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ISSN:0037-5675