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ArticleCase reports in gastrointestinal medicine2023

Refractory Cytomegalovirus Colitis in Common Variable Immunodeficiency Requiring Total Colectomy.

Sulaiman Almushir, Faisal Aljohani, Abdulrahman Qatomah

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Article in Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sulaiman AlmushirDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Faisal AljohaniDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Abdulrahman QatomahDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9528-6301
McGill University Health Centre · CAKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is an uncommon infection in immunocompetent hosts, usually occurring in the presence of an underlying immunodeficiency condition that allows for the reactivation of latent CMV infection. CMV colitis typically presents with persistent diarrhea, sometimes accompanied by bloody stools and nonspecific abdominal pain. We present the case of a 76-year-old woman known to have chronic CMV colitis, which was diagnosed in the context of underlying common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Despite multiple attempts at managing CMV colitis, her symptoms persisted over the years. Ultimately, the patient required a pan colectomy due to refractory CMV colitis.

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PMID38156330
PMCPMC10754631
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