Another cause of bloody diarrhoea in infancy: cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent child.
Although a ubiquitous pathogen, cytomegalovirus (CMV) is very rarely thought to be the cause of significant gastrointestinal infection in the immunocompetent child. We report the case of a 2-month-old infant who presented with bloody diarrhoea and severe dehydration, which was subsequently diagnosed as CMV enterocolitis and resolved spontaneously without antiviral treatment.
Hinds
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Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH, UK. ruperthinds@hotmail.com
Brueton
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Francis
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Fell
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D001706:Biopsy; D003092:Colitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology