Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the gastrointestinal tract has a variety of presentations. We present a case of gastric perforation, which is a relatively infrequent presentation of CMV infection. If the cause of gastric perforation is not readily apparent, testing for CMV should be considered. I...

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Autores principales: Krajicek, Edward, Shivashankar, Raina, Hansel, Stephanie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5340719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28286792
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.27
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description Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the gastrointestinal tract has a variety of presentations. We present a case of gastric perforation, which is a relatively infrequent presentation of CMV infection. If the cause of gastric perforation is not readily apparent, testing for CMV should be considered. If CMV workup is positive, an evaluation for immunocompromise is prudent as CMV infections are more common in immunocompromised individuals.
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spelling pubmed-53407192017-03-10 Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer Krajicek, Edward Shivashankar, Raina Hansel, Stephanie ACG Case Rep J Case Report Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the gastrointestinal tract has a variety of presentations. We present a case of gastric perforation, which is a relatively infrequent presentation of CMV infection. If the cause of gastric perforation is not readily apparent, testing for CMV should be considered. If CMV workup is positive, an evaluation for immunocompromise is prudent as CMV infections are more common in immunocompromised individuals. American College of Gastroenterology 2017-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5340719/ /pubmed/28286792 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.27 Text en Copyright © Krajicek et al. This is an open-access article. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer
title Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer
title_full Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer
title_fullStr Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer
title_full_unstemmed Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer
title_short Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer
title_sort cytomegalovirus and the seemingly immunocompetent host: a case of a perforating gastric ulcer
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