ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2010
Specific endoscopic features of ulcerative colitis complicated by cytomegalovirus infection.
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- Cytomegalovirus infection and steroid-refractory inflammatory bowel disease: possible relationship from an updated meta-analysis.Irish journal of medical science · 2018Pooled it
- Cytomegalovirus in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Pooled it
- The histopathological approach to inflammatory bowel disease: a practice guide.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2014Guideline
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- Enhancing the Predictions of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Severe Ulcerative Colitis Using a Deep Learning Ensemble Model: Development and Validation Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Article
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- Predictive Factors of Cytomegalovirus Colonic Reactivation in Patients with Active Ulcerative Colitis.Viruses · 2025Article
- Cytomegalovirus in Ulcerative Colitis: An Unwanted "Guest".Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Two Cases of Cytomegalovirus Colitis During the Treatment of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Colitis.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Iron deficiency anemia: an early clinical presentation of cytomegalovirus-induced hemorrhagic colitis in chronic myeloid leukemia patients under dasatinib treatment.Therapeutic advances in hematology · 2024Article
- Cytomegalovirus Infection: An Underrated Target in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- A Review of Colonoscopy in Intestinal Diseases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The association between antigenemia, histology with immunohistochemistry, and mucosal PCR in the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis with concomitant human cytomegalovirus infection.Journal of gastroenterology · 2023Article
- A Rare Case of Ulcerative Colitis with Severe Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia and Cytomegalovirus Colitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Review
- Risk Factors of Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Investigation of Cytomegalovirus in Intestinal Tissue in a Country With High CMV Seroprevalence.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo identify specific colonoscopic findings in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) complicated by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
methodsAmong UC patients who were hospitalized due to exacerbation of symptoms, colonoscopic findings were compared between 15 CMV-positive patients and 58 CMV-negative patients. CMV infection was determined by blood test for CMV antigenemia. Five aspects of mucosal changes were analyzed (loss of vascular pattern, erythema, mucosal edema, easy bleeding, and mucinous exudates) as well as five aspects of ulcerative change (wide mucosal defect, punched-out ulceration, longitudinal ulceration, irregular ulceration, and cobblestone-like appearance). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of each finding for CMV positivity were determined.
resultsThe sensitivity of irregular ulceration for positive CMV was 100%. The specificity of wide mucosal defect was 95%. Punched-out ulceration and longitudinal ulceration exhibited relatively high sensitivity and specificity (more than 70% for each).
conclusionSpecific colonoscopic findings in patients with UC complicated by CMV infection were identified. These findings may facilitate the early diagnosis of CMV infection in UC patients.
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