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ArticleCase reports in gastroenterology2012

Cytomegalovirus infection of the colon presenting as a mass-like lesion.

Christopher B Tan, Magdalene Vardaros, Apsara Prasad, Sadat Rashid, Keith Dahl, Duane Moise, Wondwoosen Gebre, Kaleem Rizvon, Paul Mustacchia

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Article in Case reports in gastroenterology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher B TanDepartment of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, N.Y., USA.
Magdalene Vardaros
Apsara Prasad
Sadat Rashid
Keith Dahl
Duane Moise
Wondwoosen Gebre
Kaleem Rizvon
Paul Mustacchia
Nassau University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is responsible for the most common opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The colon is a common site for these infections in patients positive for human immunodeficiency virus. CMV rarely presents as an intraluminal inflammatory mass in the colon. Here we report the case of a CMV infection presenting as a mass-like lesion in an AIDS patient. The clinical diagnosis of CMV infection is largely based on the characteristic endoscopic appearance. Endoscopic procedures are encouraged early in the course of CMV infection in immunocompromised patients. CMV pseudotumors along with malignancy should be part of the endoscopic evaluation in patients with AIDS.

Indexed as

ColonCytomegalovirus infectionMass-like lesion

Identifiers

PMID22679416
PMCPMC3369417
OpenAlexW2012661154

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