BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge
Articles in Press
10/29/2024 10:56:26 AM | Browse: 16 | Download: 0
Publication Name World Journal of Virology
Manuscript ID 99923
Country United States
Category Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type Case Report
Article Title Septic shock due to cytomegalovirus colitis associated with rituximab use: A case report
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Siddharth Patel, Jordan Jay, Prutha Pathak, Mc Anto Antony and Mrudula Thiriveedi
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Siddharth Patel, MBBS, Attending Doctor, Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Decatur Morgan Hospital, 1201 7th Street SE, Decatur, AL 35601, United States. sidd8801@gmail.com
Key Words Cytomegalovirus colitis; Rituximab use; Immunocompromised status; Septic shock; Pancytopenia; Case report
Core Tip With increasing use of biologics in medicine, there has been emergence of opportunistic infections. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections remain asymptomatic or cause only mild symptoms in most immunocompetent adults. However, it can cause infectious complications in immunocompromised individuals-especially those with defective T-lymphocyte function. Rituximab (RTX) use is associated with B-lymphocyte depletion and increased risk of infections. However, CMV infections after long-term RTX are uncommon. Our case describes septic shock due to CMV colitis associated with RTX use which is an extremely rare entity. It highlights the need for consideration of rare opportunistic infections in all patients on biologics.
Citation Patel S, Jay J, Pathak P, Antony MA, Thiriveedi M. Septic shock due to cytomegalovirus colitis associated with rituximab use: A case report. World J Virol 2024; In press
Received
2024-08-03 21:05
Peer-Review Started
2024-08-03 21:05
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision
2024-09-17 03:50
Revised
2024-09-27 04:02
Second Decision
2024-10-29 02:48
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief
2024-10-29 10:56
Articles in Press
2024-10-29 10:56
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript
ISSN 2220-3249 (online)
Open Access This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Copyright © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Permissions For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/207
Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website http://www.wjgnet.com