Cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent patient with amebiasis: case report and review of the literature.

Authors

Christopher S Lee
Alexander H Low
Peter T Ender
Henry C Bodenheimer

Publication/Presentation Date

10-1-2004

Abstract

Most cases of cytomegalovirus colitis occur in adults with severe immune deficiency. Only a few cases involving immunocompetent patients have been reported. We describe the first case reported in English, of cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent patient with preceding amebiasis. Eight previous cases have been reported of cytomegalovirus colitis occurring after colonic mucosal injury in immunocompetent patients. Similar to our case, all eight of these cases resolved without the use of antiviral therapy. This suggests that disruption of colonic mucosa may predispose immunocompetent patients to cytomegalovirus colitis, and that the colitis may become self-limited once the preceding intestinal damage resolves.

Volume

71

Issue

5

First Page

347

Last Page

350

ISSN

0027-2507

Published In/Presented At

Lee, C. S., Low, A. H., Ender, P. T., & Bodenheimer, H. C., Jr (2004). Cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent patient with amebiasis: case report and review of the literature. The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York, 71(5), 347–350.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

15543437

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article