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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Case Report |
Article Title |
Cytomegalovirus ileo-pancolitis presenting as toxic megacolon in an immunocompetent patient: A case report
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Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Joon Hyun Cho and Joon Hyuk Choi |
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Funding Agency |
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2019 Yeungnam University Research Grant |
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Corresponding Author |
Joon Hyun Cho, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Doctor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, South Korea. ygowgo96@yu.ac.kr |
Key Words |
Toxic megacolon; Cytomegalovirus; Enterocolitis; Immunocompetent; Case report; |
Core Tip |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) enterocolitis presenting as toxic megacolon in an immunocompetent patient is rarely encountered. We report the case of a 70-year-old male with a non-immunocompromised state that presented with toxic megacolon and subsequently developed massive hemorrhage as a complication of CMV ileo-pancolitis. Although the diagnosis was delayed until massive hematochezia developed, the patient was treated successfully by repeat colonoscopic decompression and intravenous ganciclovir. A high degree of clinical suspicion is required to diagnose CMV enterocolitis, especially in immunocompetent patients, and this condition should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis in patients with intractable symptoms of enterocolitis or megacolon of unknown cause. |
Publish Date |
2020-02-06 02:37 |
Citation |
Cho JH, Choi JH. Cytomegalovirus ileo-pancolitis presenting as toxic megacolon in an immunocompetent patient: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(3): 552-559 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i3/552.htm |
DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i3.552 |
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