title: Cytomegalovirus ischemic colitis of a diabetic renal transplant recipient.
abstract: We report a diabetic renal transplant recipient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease who presented with tarry stool diarrhea because of multiple colonic ulcerations. Histopathology revealed diffuse colonic ulcers following a process of ischemic vasculitis. The colonic ulcers disappeared dramatically after 2 wk of intravenous ganciclovir therapy. Hyper-immunosuppression was initially suspected but acute rejection (AR) developed after immunosuppressive reduction during the ganciclovir therapy. The AR was successfully reversed and the dosage of cyclosporine was returned to the same level prior to the onset of CMV disease. Our experience suggests that ganciclovir is quite effective for healing colonic ulcers caused by CMV and acute allograft rejection may occur during therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Horng-Rong
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jong-Da
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.forename: Chi-Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Lai-Ching
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery*; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir