Virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome and hemorrhagic jejunal ulcer caused by cytomegalovirus infection in a non-compromised host; a case report of unusual entity

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 51, Issue 56, 2004, Pages 491-493

  Ina, Shinomi ^a   Tani, Masaji ^a   Takifuji, Katsunari ^a   Yamazoe, Shinji ^a   Nakatani, Yoshihiro ^a   Yamaue, Hiroki ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Jejunal ulcer; Virus associated hemophagocytic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEUS; JEJUNUM ULCER; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

AGED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENTEROCOLITIS; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; JEJUNAL DISEASES; MALE; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; ULCER;

EID: 1842535333     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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