title: Cytomegalovirus infection presenting as a colonic mass in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the gastrointestinal tract occurs in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. Often presenting as ulcerative lesions, CMV infection rarely presents as a mass lesion in the gastrointestinal tract. We present a case of a discrete colonic mass caused by CMV infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This case illustrates that an infectious process such as CMV should be considered along with malignancy as the etiology of a mass lesion present in the gastrointestinal tract of patients with AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Dhyan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Sadat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Magdalene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vardaros
authors.forename: Anastasiya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pigal
authors.forename: Wondwossen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gebre
authors.forename: Kaleem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rizvon
authors.forename: Krishnaiyer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Subramani
authors.forename: Umeko
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Takeshige
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mustacchia
keywords: colonic mass; ganciclovir; opportunistic infection; pseudotumor