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ArticleCureus2023

The Overlooked Agent: Cytomegalovirus Colitis in an Immunocompetent Patient.

Margarida Lagarto, Ana Santos, Bruno D Freitas, Marta Anastácio, Susana Jesus

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Margarida LagartoMedical Oncology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PRT.
Ana SantosInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PRT.
Bruno D FreitasInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PRT.
Marta AnastácioInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PRT.
Susana JesusInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PRT.
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is usually associated with immunosuppressed patients, which by the classic definition are individuals who have immunosuppressed associated conditions (human immunodeficiency virus [HIV], oncology diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, transplant patients) or who are submitted to immunosuppressing therapies (for instance, corticosteroids, chemotherapeutic agents or immunomodulation therapies). In immunocompetent patients, this diagnosis tends to be often missed, leading to a delay in initiating proper management. We present a case of a 91-year-old woman that was diagnosed with CMV colitis without any identified formal immunocompromising factors. We intend to highlight the need to review the definition of an immunosuppressed individual and emphasize that CMV colitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially in elderly patients and those with underlying conditions that can possibly affect their immune status, since prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential and influence the prognosis.

Indexed as

cytomegalovirus colitiselderly populationimmunocompetent patientsinfectious colitispersistent diarrhea

Identifiers

PMID37128542
PMCPMC10148746
OpenAlexW4361246447

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