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Rare case of EBV-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a member of the herpes virus family and affects people worldwide. EBV-infected colitis can occur in patients in immunocompromised states. However, EBV-induced colitis in immunocompetent patients is extremely rare. A 34-year-old man with a prior history of possible intussu...

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Autores principales: Choi, Catherine, Yu, Qi, Deb, Pratik Q, Wang, Weizheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32337057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2019-000360
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description Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a member of the herpes virus family and affects people worldwide. EBV-infected colitis can occur in patients in immunocompromised states. However, EBV-induced colitis in immunocompetent patients is extremely rare. A 34-year-old man with a prior history of possible intussusception, and who underwent a right hemicolectomy, presented with abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. Laboratory investigations were unremarkable, and the patient underwent a colonoscopy, which showed EBV-infected colitis. Both infectious and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) workups were negative. The patient’s symptoms were resolved with supportive therapy. A repeat colonoscopy showed normal colonic mucosa with an absence of EBV infection. Without evidence of IBD or infectious aetiologies, EBV-associated colitis is a rare finding in an immunocompetent patient.
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spelling pubmed-71704042020-04-24 Rare case of EBV-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual Choi, Catherine Yu, Qi Deb, Pratik Q Wang, Weizheng BMJ Open Gastroenterol Case Report Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a member of the herpes virus family and affects people worldwide. EBV-infected colitis can occur in patients in immunocompromised states. However, EBV-induced colitis in immunocompetent patients is extremely rare. A 34-year-old man with a prior history of possible intussusception, and who underwent a right hemicolectomy, presented with abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. Laboratory investigations were unremarkable, and the patient underwent a colonoscopy, which showed EBV-infected colitis. Both infectious and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) workups were negative. The patient’s symptoms were resolved with supportive therapy. A repeat colonoscopy showed normal colonic mucosa with an absence of EBV infection. Without evidence of IBD or infectious aetiologies, EBV-associated colitis is a rare finding in an immunocompetent patient. BMJ Publishing Group 2020-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7170404/ /pubmed/32337057 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2019-000360 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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Rare case of EBV-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual
title Rare case of EBV-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual
title_full Rare case of EBV-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual
title_fullStr Rare case of EBV-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual
title_full_unstemmed Rare case of EBV-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual
title_short Rare case of EBV-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual
title_sort rare case of ebv-induced colitis in an immunocompetent individual
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32337057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2019-000360
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