Cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompromised patient presenting with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding
A 48-year-old man with HIV infection (CD4 count = 84 cells/μL) experienced hematemesis and hematochezia. Colonoscopy revealed massive bleeding in the colon, in which the source of the bleeding could not be identified. A total colectomy was performed. A large superficial ulcer at the rectosigmoid col...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001287 |