ArticleCureus2025
An Uncommon Culprit: Cytomegalovirus Colitis Mimicking Malignancy in an Immunocompetent Patient.
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Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause ulcerative lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, but it does not typically cause severe infections in immunocompetent patients. CMV colitis presenting as a rectal mass is a very rare manifestation often mimicking malignancy. This is an 89-year-old Caucasian female patient with a circumferential ulcerating mass and a sigmoid polyp that was found to be positive for CMV in the immunohistochemical staining. This is a rare presentation of CMV colitis, especially in an immunocompetent patient. The rarity of this disease presentation exemplifies the importance of a thorough workup for diagnosis.
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