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ArticleACG case reports journal2026

First Reported Case of Upadacitinib-Associated Cytomegalovirus Viremia and Suspected Pneumonitis in Ulcerative Colitis.

Wilfredo Jhoel Javier-Rojas, Alvin Boyd Newman-Caro, Mamoon Ghellai, Vamsee Mupparaju, Sreekanth Chandrupatla, Siddharth Mathur, Yizhi Lin

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Wilfredo Jhoel Javier-RojasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine GME: HCA Florida Blake Hospital, HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida (USF), Bradenton, FL.
Alvin Boyd Newman-CaroDepartment of Gastroenterology, Morsani College of Medicine GME: HCA Florida Largo Hospital, HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida (USF), Largo, FL.
Mamoon GhellaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine GME: HCA Florida Blake Hospital, HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida (USF), Bradenton, FL.
Vamsee MupparajuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Morsani College of Medicine GME: HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida (USF), Inverness, FL.
Sreekanth ChandrupatlaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Morsani College of Medicine GME: HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida (USF), Inverness, FL.
Siddharth MathurDepartment of Gastroenterology, Morsani College of Medicine GME: HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida (USF), Inverness, FL.
Yizhi LinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine GME: HCA Florida Blake Hospital, HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida (USF), Bradenton, FL.

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Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation is a clinically important risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly those receiving systemic immunosuppression or Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor therapy, which can impair immunity. JAK inhibitors, including upadacitinib, may predispose patients to opportunistic viral infections. We report a patient with moderate ulcerative colitis who developed CMV viremia with suspected CMV pneumonitis 4 weeks after starting upadacitinib. Antiviral therapy led to clinical and virologic resolution. This case broadens the spectrum of CMV-related complications associated with JAK inhibition and underscores the importance of maintaining vigilance for systemic viral reactivation in inflammatory bowel disease patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.

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CMVIBDinflammatory bowel diseaseulcerative colitisupadacitinib

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PMCPMC13052948

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