J Korean Geriatr Soc.
2009 Dec;13(4):238-241.
A Case of Cytomegalovirus Colitis with Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection in Immunocompetent Host
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. kn37503@hotmail.com
- 2Department of Pathology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Cytomegalovirus(CMV) infections are common in immune compromised situations such as human immunodeficiency virus infection and organ transplantation. However CMV colitis had been rarely found in immunocompetent individuals. We experienced a case of an 83-year-old female patient, initially immune competent, who developed a massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding caused by CMV colitis. Previously, multiple antibiotics were used for nontuberculous Myco- bacterium and other bacterial infections after total knee arthroplasty. Colonoscopy revealed multiple ulcerations and mucosal congestion with hemorrhage. In spite of ganciclovir therapy, our patient did not recover.
MeSH Terms
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Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Arthroplasty
Bacterial Infections
Colitis
Colonoscopy
Cytomegalovirus
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
Female
Ganciclovir
Hemorrhage
HIV
Humans
Knee
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Organ Transplantation
Transplants
Ulcer
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
Ganciclovir
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