title: Cytomegalovirus cecal ulcer in a patient awaiting cardiac transplantation.
abstract: We report a case of a bleeding cecal ulcer caused by the cytomegalovirus in a patient awaiting cardiac transplantation. We discuss the predisposing conditions that are typically associated with the development of a cytomegalovirus cecal ulcer and then further elaborate on the possible causes of cytomegalovirus disease in a patient without any of the readily known risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pfau
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Rothstein
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014456:Ulcer / Q000821:virology