Severe Proctitis, Perforation, and Fatal Rectal Bleeding Secondary to Cytomegalovirus in an Immunocompetent Patient: Report of a Case

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. In immunocompetent individuals, the infection is usually subclinical but it can sometimes be life threatening. We describe a case of fatal CMV proctitis in a 71-year-old man followin...

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Autores principales: Alam, Imran, Shanoon, Divina, Alhamdani, Ali, Boyd, A., Griffiths, A.P., Baxter, J.N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7102328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17186350
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00595-006-3335-1

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