Fatal mid-gastrointestinal bleeding by cytomegalovirus enteritis in an immuno-competent patient

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 245-248

  Almeida, Nuno ^a   Romaozinho J M ^a   Amaro, P ^a   Ferreira, M ^a   Cipriano, M A ^a   Correia Leitao M ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus disease; Cytomegalovirus enteritis; Immunocompetence; Intra operative enteroscopy; Mid gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; FATALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTESTINE ULCER; MALE; SMALL INTESTINE;

AGED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTERITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE;

EID: 67650812354     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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