title: Cytomegalovirus enteritis manifesting as recurrent bowel obstruction and jejunal perforation in patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: rare report of survival and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cytomegalovirus (CMV) enteritis presenting with perforation in the setting of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) represents a particularly deadly combination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and review of the pertinent literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors report a patient with AIDS and CMV enteritis presenting as recurrent small-bowel obstruction and leading to perforation of the jejunum with subsequent survival.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is believed to represent the second case in the English-language literature of survival after CMV-induced small intestinal perforation in a patient with AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. shinil.k.shah@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Shinil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kreiner
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Kimberly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Kulvinder S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bajwa
authors.forename: Emily K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Stefanos G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Millas
authors.forename: Eduardo A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Souchon
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wray
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004646:Emphysema / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents