Cytomegalovirus colitis mimicking ischemic colitis in an immunocompetent host

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 291-294

  Siegal, Daniel S ^b   Hamid, Naveed ^b   Cunha, Burke A ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOPERAMIDE; MULTIVITAMIN; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEVER; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; COLITIS; COLITIS, ISCHEMIC; COLON; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 22044450516     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. E. Klauber, L.E. Briski, R. Khatib Cytomegalovirus colitis in the immunocompetent host an overview Scand J Infect Dis 30 1998 559 564
2. C.M. Surawicz, D. Myerson Self-limited colitis in immunocompetent individuals Gastroenterology 94 1988 194 199
3. F.S. Buckner, C. Pomeroy Cytomegalovirus disease of the gastrointestinal tract in patients without AIDS Clin Infect Dis 17 1993 644 656
4. C.M. Crumpacker Mandell principles and practice of infectious diseases 5th ed. 2000 Churchill Livingstone Philadelphia 1586 1596
5. W.L. Drew Cytomegalovirus infection in patients with AIDS J Infect Dis 158 1988 449 456
6. M. Eddleston, S. Peacock, M. Juniper, D.A. Warrell Severe cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompetent patients Clin Infect Dis 24 1997 52 56
7. I. Nakoneczna, S. Kay Fatal disseminated cytomegalic inclusion disease in an adult presenting with a lesion of the gastrointestinal tract Am J Clin Pathol 47 1967 124 128
8. H. Tamura Acute ulcerative colitis associated with cytomegalic inclusion virus Arch Pathol 86 1973 164 167
9. B.M. Wolfe, J.D. Cherry Hemorrhage from cecal ulcers of cytomegalovirus infection Ann Surg 177 1973 490 494
10. J.S. Speigel, A.D. Schwabe Disseminated cytomegalovirus infection with gastrointestinal involvement. The role of altered immunity in the elderly Am J Gastroenterol 73 1980 37 44
11. H.S. Teixidor, C.L. Honig, E. Norsoph Cytomegalovirus infection of the alimentary canal radiologic findings with pathologic correlation Radiology 163 1987 317 323
12. D.H. Frager, J.D. Frager, E.L. Wolf Cytomegalovirus colitis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome radiologic spectrum Gastrointest Radiol 11 1986 241 246
13. M.E. Falagas, J. Griffiths, J. Prekezes, M. Worthington Cytomegalovirus colitis mimicking colon carcinoma in an HIV-negative patient with chronic renal failure Am J Gastroenterol 91 1996 168 169
14. S.R. Cho, J. Tisnado, Cl Liu Bleeding cytomegalovirus ulcers of the colon barium enema and angiography AJR Am J Roentgenol 136 1981 1213 1215
15. M.G. Crespo, F.M. Arnal, M. Gomez Cytomegalovirus colitis mimicking a colonic neoplasm or ischemic colitis 4 years after heart transplantation Transplantation 66 1998 1562 1565
16. S.G. O'Sullivan The accordion sign Radiology 206 1998 177 178
17. M. Macari, E.J. Balthazar, A.J. Megibow The accordion sign at CT a nonspecific finding in patients with colonic edema Radiology 211 1999 743 746
18. M. Macari, E.J. Balthazar CT of bowel wall thickening significance and pitfalls of interpretation AJR Am J Roentgenol 176 2001 1105 1116