CMV Colitis Mimicking Crohn's Disease in a Patient With Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-1987
Abstract
The spectrum of gastrointestinal tract infections observed in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been widening rapidly. Patients with cytomegaloviral (CMV infection of the colon have been described predominantly as having cecal disease or a superficial colitis. We report a patient with scattered deep colonic ulcerations, mimicking Crohn's disease and representing another appearance of CMV colitis.
Volume
38
Issue
3
First Page
227
Last Page
228
ISSN
0846-5371
Published In/Presented At
Caroline, D. F., Hilpert, P. L., & Russin, V. L. (1987). CMV colitis mimicking Crohn's disease in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal = Journal L'association Canadienne Des Radiologistes, 38(3), 227-228.
Disciplines
Medical Pathology | Pathology
PubMedID
2821006
LVHN link
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Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Laboratory Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article