Case of Cytomegalovirus Colitis in a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis usually affects immunocompromised hosts. We report a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who presented with massive lower gastrointestinal bleed due to CMV colitis, which proved to be fatal. Awareness about this life-threatening entity is important in patients who hav...

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Main Authors: Ankur Gupta, Priyanka Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_17_17