title: Life-threatening cytomegalovirus colitis in the immunocompetent patient: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus colitis in the immunocompetent patient is an unusual clinical entity. We describe a patient with life-threatening cytomegalovirus colitis in the absence of immune deficiency and review the medical literature available on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Washington Hospital Center, Department of Surgery, Washington, D.C., USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karakozis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gongora
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caceres
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003092:Colitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology