Year 2017 / Volume 109 / Number 9
Letter to the Editor
Cytomegalovirus: associated ischemic colitis in an immunocompetent patient

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2017.4937/2017

Ana Puerta, Pablo Priego, Julio Galindo,

Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is a common entity in immunocompromised patients, being rare among immunocompetent individuals. In addition, its association with ischemic colitis is unusual in both groups of population. Rectal bleeding might occur in both entities and, occasionally, urgent surgical treatment may be required, associating high morbility rates. We report one case of cytomegalovirus colitis associated with severe ischemic colitis in a non- immunocompromised patient with favourable response to conservative management with antiviral therapy.
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Publication history

Received: 06/03/2017

Accepted: 18/03/2017

Online First: 27/07/2017

Published: 31/08/2017

Article revision time: 4 days

Article Online First time: 143 days

Article editing time: 178 days


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