ReviewThe Korean journal of internal medicine2017
Approach to cytomegalovirus infections in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Review in The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 25 papers.
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- Immunosuppressive-Therapy Management and Day-14 Molecular Remission in Ulcerative Colitis Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Colitis: An Exploratory Prospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Association Between the C-Reactive Protein-Albumin-Lymphocyte (CALLY) Index and Tissue-Confirmed Cytomegalovirus Colitis in Patients with Active Ulcerative Colitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Tissue Cytomegalovirus DNA Detection by PCR Is Associated with Increased Endoscopic Activity in Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Biomedicines · 2026Article
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- Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Associated with Increased Disease Activity and Worse Long-Term Course in Ulcerative Colitis.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Optimizing steroid treatment for UC patients with CMV colitis: a multicenter real-world study.Virology journal · 2025Article
- Cytomegalovirus Detection by PCR on Fresh and Formalin-Fixed Colon Tissue Biopsies of Children with Colitis: A Prospective Cohort Study.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
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- Cytomegalovirus Colitis Mimicking Ulcerative Colitis Flare in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Challenging Diagnosis.Cureus · 2024Article
- Cytomegalovirus in Ulcerative Colitis: An Unwanted "Guest".Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Cytomegalovirus Infection in Adult Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Literature Review.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2024Review
- The Scope and Impact of Viral Infections in Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) and CVID-like Disorders: A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Cytomegalovirus Infection: An Underrated Target in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Emergency gastrointestinal tract operation associated with cytomegalovirus infection.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2023Article
- Cytomegalovirus Colitis in a Patient With Ulcerative Colitis on Vedolizumab Monotherapy.Cureus · 2023Article
- Colitis due to Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Simplex Type 2 as a Complication of a First Presentation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Recurrence of Clostridium Difficile and Cytomegalovirus Infections in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis Who Undergo Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
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- CMV-Induced Severe Colonic Stricture in an Adult Crohn's Disease Patient.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- Histopathology of IBD Colitis. A practical approach from the pathologists of the Italian Group for the study of the gastrointestinal tract (GIPAD).Pathologica · 2021Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation is common in patients with severe ulcerative colitis (UC), and may ref lect exacerbation of mucosal inf lammation and/or administration of immunosuppressants. The question of whether CMV is an active pathogen or 'an innocent bystander' in the exacerbation of UC remains controversial. Patients with UC exacerbated by reactivated CMV experience worse prognoses than those without CMV reactivation and antiviral therapy significantly reduces the need for colectomy in patients with severe UC and high-grade CMV infection, indicating that CMV plays a role in UC prognosis. Therefore, the CMV status of patients on immunosuppressants, particularly those with steroid-refractory or -dependent UC, should be tested. When CMV is detected, be performed based on should adequate treatment the extent of the viral load and the presence of certain clinical features including a large ulcer. Anti-tumor necrosis factor agents may be useful for treating CMV colitis complicating UC.
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