Open AccessISCHEMIC COLITIS SECONDARY TO VENOUS THROMBOSIS
Author(s) -
Joseph Muldoon,
Kenneth J. O’Riordan,
Sambasiva Rao,
Michael Abecassis
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199606150-00018
Subject(s) - medicine , ischemic colitis , thrombosis , vasculitis , colitis , venous thrombosis , gastroenterology , cytomegalovirus , gastrointestinal tract , perforation , portal vein thrombosis , surgery , immunology , herpesviridae , disease , viral disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , metallurgy , punching , materials science
Gastrointestinal complications occur after renal transplantation in up to 16% of patients. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) vasculitis can affect the gastrointestinal tract with significant manifestations, including colonic ulceration, bleeding, and perforation. We present a case of CMV vasculitis in a renal transplant patient that caused middle and left colic vein thrombosis and resultant ischemic colitis. There was no evidence of arterial involvement. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ischemic colitis secondary to large vein thrombosis associated with CMV infection.