Cytomegalovirus ileitis in an immunocompetent patient Ileítis por citomegalovirus en paciente inmunocompetente

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus that belongs to the family of Herpesviridae. Infection can cause a serious disease in immunocompromised patients, but it can also affect immunocompetent patients, creating generally self limiting symptoms. However, in some cases it can be fatal. We present a case of...

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Published inRevista española de enfermedades digestivas Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 154 - 156
Main Authors María Auxiliadora Tejedor-Cerdeña, Antonio Velasco-Guardado, Ana Fernández-Prodomingo, María Concepción Piñero-Pérez, Renzo Calderón, Ana Beatriz Prieto-Bermejo, Ana Sánchez-Garrido, Juan Martínez-Moreno, Fernando Geijo-Martínez, Óscar Javier Blanco-Múñez, Antonio Rodríguez-Pérez
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Aran Ediciones 01.03.2011
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Citomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus
Ileitis
Ileítis
Immunocompetent
Inmunocompetente
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Summary:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus that belongs to the family of Herpesviridae. Infection can cause a serious disease in immunocompromised patients, but it can also affect immunocompetent patients, creating generally self limiting symptoms. However, in some cases it can be fatal. We present a case of CMV ileitis with serious clinical symptoms that led to an operation in an immunocompetent patient.El citomegalovirus (CMV) es un virus perteneciente a la familia de los Herperviridae. La infección puede causar una enfermedad grave en inmunodeprimidos, sin embargo también puede afectar a inmunocompetentes, y da lugar a cuadros clínicos generalmente autolimitados, aunque se han descrito casos graves que pueden llevar a la muerte. Presentamos un caso de ileítis por CMV con manifestaciones clínicas graves que motivaron intervención quirúrgica urgente en un paciente inmunocompetente.
ISSN:1130-0108