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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2023

Herpes simplex virus colitis mimicking acute severe ulcerative colitis: a case report and review of the literature.

Marionna Cathomas, Robert Rosenberg, Emanuel Burri, Marianna Javier-Gonzalez, Achim Weber, Magdalena Filipowicz Sinnreich, Gieri Cathomas, Raffaele Galli

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marionna CathomasDepartment of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland.
Robert RosenbergDepartment of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland.
Emanuel BurriDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University Clinic, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland.
Marianna Javier-GonzalezDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland.
Achim WeberDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Magdalena Filipowicz SinnreichDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University Clinic, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland.
Gieri CathomasDepartment of Pathology, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland.
Raffaele GalliDepartment of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland.
Kantonsspital Baselland · CHUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CHUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 60-year-old female patient with longstanding left-sided ulcerative colitis presented with symptoms mimicking an acute flare and developed a colonic perforation shortly after starting steroid treatment. Following left hemicolectomy and Hartmann's procedure, rescue treatment with infliximab was started. Within a few days, the patient developed hepatic failure. Histology and immunohistochemistry of the specimen revealed extensive necrotizing herpes simplex virus colitis, and liver biopsy demonstrated herpes simplex virus hepatitis. Sixteen days after admission, the patient died from multiorgan failure. This compelling case of severe herpes simplex virus colitis raises awareness of a rare but potentially detrimental infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Indexed as

Herpes colitisHerpes simplex virusInfection in immunocompromised patientsUlcerative colitis

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PMID37124571
PMCPMC10139777
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