title: Cytomegalovirus causing acute colonic pseudo-obstruction in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: A female patient presented with pyrexia and features of large intestinal obstruction, 10 weeks posttransplantation, with biopsy-proven colitis caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) and positive CMV antigenaemia and IgM tests. The symptoms resolved after treatment with ganciclovir, nasogastric aspiration and intravenous fluid replacement.
authors.affiliation: Renal Transplant Unit, Cardiff Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Darby
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fergusson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Salaman
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015774:Ganciclovir