title: Cytomegalovirus Colitis: An Uncommon Mimicker of Common Colitides.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus latency, though ubiquitous in the human population, is known to cause colitis in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. Furthermore, the clinical, endoscopic, and histologic appearance of cytomegalovirus colitis can mimic that of inflammatory bowel disease, an extremely well-documented disease. In this context, though many reports have looked at inflammatory bowel disease with superimposed cytomegalovirus infection, less attention has been paid to cytomegalovirus as a primary cause of isolated colitis. Owing to the rarity of this phenomenon, it is important to consider this diagnosis and implement proper testing to avoid misdiagnosis and mismanagement.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baniak
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: Rani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanthan
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir