Cytomegalovirus enteritis in an immunocompetent host.
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.
Petrogiannopoulos
Constantinos L
CL
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Kalogeropoulos
Sotirios G
SG
Dandakis
Dimitrios C
DC
Hartzoulakis
Georgios A
GA
Karahalios
George N
GN
Flevaris
Christos P
CP
Zacharof
Antonios K
AK
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