Cytomegalovirus infection presenting as isolated inflammatory polyps of the gastrointestinal tract

Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 440-446

  Agaimy, Abbas ^a   Mudter, Jonas ^a   Märkl, Bruno ^b   Chetty, Runjan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMV; Gastrointestinal; Inflammatory fibroid polyp; Inflammatory polyp; Kidney transplant; Stomach

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052107394     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e3283485e51     Document Type: Article

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