title: CMV colitis in early HIV infection.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is a well recognized complication of advanced HIV disease and is only rarely diagnosed in patients with normal immune function. A case of CMV colitis occurring in early HIV infection is described. Although CMV infection is normally confined to patients with advanced HIV disease, it is possible that a number of contributing factors may have led to clinical disease in this patient. CMV colitis is an important diagnosis to consider in all patients who present with a diarrhoeal illness associated with systemic features, regardless of underlying immunosuppression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glynn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheaff
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aitken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male