Primary cytomegalovirus ileitis complicated by massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a patient with steroid refractory Crohn's disease

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 788-791

  Le, S T T ^a   Lee, S S K ^a   Prideaux, L ^b   Block, A A ^c   Moore, G T C ^a  

^a Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c DANDENONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Cytomegalovirus ileitis; Ganciclovir; Quantitative cytomegalovirus polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; GANCICLOVIR; GENTAMICIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLIXIMAB; INOTROPIC AGENT; MERCAPTOPURINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEITIS; ILEUM RESECTION; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; ILEITIS; MALE; STEROIDS;

EID: 78649666609     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02346.x     Document Type: Article

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