title: Cytomegalovirus-associated acute gastric mucosal lesion in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract in cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is commonly observed in immunocompromised hosts. We encountered an immunocompetent patient with CMV associated-acute gastric mucosal lesion (AGML). The emergence of inclusion bodies characteristic of CMV infection in the specimens obtained from the patient's gastric ulcers was helpful in identifying the cause of AGML. The patient recovered without the administration of antiviral drugs. This case illustrates that CMV infection can be one of the causative agents that trigger AGML even in immunocompetent hosts, and that gastric biopsies are extremely useful for ascertaining the etiology of AGML.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Medicine, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Kagawa. thimoto@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Himoto
authors.forename: Fuminori
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goda
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: Takeaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Ayumu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamagami
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inukai
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masugata
authors.forename: Mitsuyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kinekawa
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masaki
authors.forename: Reiji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haba
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology