title: Cytomegalovirus ileitis in an immunocompetent elderly adult.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus enteritis is most usually associated with patients positive for human immunodeficiency virus or immunosuppressed transplant patients. The gastrointestinal tract may be affected anywhere from the esophagus to the colon, but the small bowel involvement is rare. We report a case of cytomegalovirus ileitis in an immunocompetent adult, which was confirmed by histopathologic findings through colonoscopic biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kumheiryu@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Kum Hei
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yi
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents