Massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patient
In recent years, cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been recognized as an important common pathogen in immunocompromized patients. This is due to the increasing number of immunosuppressive medications, intensive cancer chemotherapy use, recurrent transplantations, progressively aging population, and the high...
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| author | Bora Koc Huseyin Yuce Bircan Semsi Altaner Ozlem Cinar Umit Ozcelik Alpaslan Yavuz Ozgur Kemik |
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| description | In recent years, cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been recognized as an important common pathogen in immunocompromized patients. This is due to the increasing number of immunosuppressive medications, intensive cancer chemotherapy use, recurrent transplantations, progressively aging population, and the higher number of human immunodeficiency virus infections. Cytomegalovirus infection especially interests the gastrointestinal tract, anywhere, from the mouth to the anus. Namely, the most commonly affected area is the colon, followed by duodenum, stomach, esophagus and small intestine. The most frequent manifestations of CMV colitis are: diarrhea, fever, gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain. We report here the case of an 82-year-old woman, who was treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma; she was admitted to the emergency department for abdominal pain and diffuse arthralgia, following massive upper- and lower- gastrointestinal bleeding, due to duodenal and colonic ulcers related to CMV infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ddb95d2c2fab4bac8a9b3bb6d3c165e92022-12-21T22:00:24ZengMDPI AGInfectious Disease Reports2036-74302036-74492014-09-016310.4081/idr.2014.55122917Massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patientBora Koc0Huseyin Yuce Bircan1Semsi Altaner2Ozlem Cinar3Umit Ozcelik4Alpaslan Yavuz5Ozgur Kemik6Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Istanbul Research HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Istanbul Research HospitalDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Istanbul Research HospitalDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Istanbul Research HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Istanbul Research HospitalDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, VanDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, VanIn recent years, cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been recognized as an important common pathogen in immunocompromized patients. This is due to the increasing number of immunosuppressive medications, intensive cancer chemotherapy use, recurrent transplantations, progressively aging population, and the higher number of human immunodeficiency virus infections. Cytomegalovirus infection especially interests the gastrointestinal tract, anywhere, from the mouth to the anus. Namely, the most commonly affected area is the colon, followed by duodenum, stomach, esophagus and small intestine. The most frequent manifestations of CMV colitis are: diarrhea, fever, gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain. We report here the case of an 82-year-old woman, who was treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma; she was admitted to the emergency department for abdominal pain and diffuse arthralgia, following massive upper- and lower- gastrointestinal bleeding, due to duodenal and colonic ulcers related to CMV infection.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5512cytomegalovirus, gastrointestinal bleeding, colitis |
| spellingShingle | Bora Koc Huseyin Yuce Bircan Semsi Altaner Ozlem Cinar Umit Ozcelik Alpaslan Yavuz Ozgur Kemik Massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patient Infectious Disease Reports cytomegalovirus, gastrointestinal bleeding, colitis |
| title | Massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patient |
| title_full | Massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patient |
| title_fullStr | Massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patient |
| title_short | Massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patient |
| title_sort | massive alimentary tract bleeding due to cytomegalovirus infection in an elderly patient |
| topic | cytomegalovirus, gastrointestinal bleeding, colitis |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5512 |
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