Open AccessA case of cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent host
Author(s) -
PP Binny,
B Sreeram,
Indira Madhavan,
M A Andrews
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.194192
Subject(s) - cytomegalovirus , immunosuppression , colitis , context (archaeology) , medicine , immunocompetence , immunology , cytomegalovirus infection , pathogen , cytomegalovirus infections , human cytomegalovirus , virus , biology , herpesviridae , viral disease , immune system , paleontology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common pathogen worldwide. Clinically significant CMV infection is mostly seen in the context of immunosuppression, whether congenital, acquired, or iatrogenic. In the recent past, however, in both adults and children, an increasing number of moderate-to-severe cases of colitis have been described among immunocompetent patients. We describe a rare case of severe CMV colitis in an immunocompetent patient which resolved spontaneously