title: Cytomegalovirus enteritis in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: A 60-year-old healthy woman presented with fever, abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. After initial conservative therapy, enterectomy was performed because of perforation of the jejunum. Histological analysis and high titer of anti-CMV IgM confirmed the diagnosis. A 2-year follow-up was uneventful. CMV enterocolitis is frequent in immunocompromised patients, but rare in immunocompetent subjects.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantinos L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Petrogiannopoulos
authors.forename: Sotirios G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kalogeropoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dandakis
authors.forename: Georgios A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hartzoulakis
authors.forename: George N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Karahalios
authors.forename: Christos P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Flevaris
authors.forename: Antonios K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Zacharof
mesh_terms: D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged