Difference between revisions of "Cytomegalovirus colitis"
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*Uncommon. | *Uncommon. | ||
*Immunosuppressed population at risk, e.g. transplant recipients, individuals with [[HIV]]. | *Immunosuppressed population at risk, e.g. transplant recipients, individuals with [[HIV]]. | ||
*Typically self-limited in immunocompetent patients.<ref name=pmid21226839>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kim | first1 = SH. | last2 = Kim | first2 = YS. | last3 = Kim | first3 = HW. | last4 = Yoon | first4 = HE. | last5 = Kim | first5 = HK. | last6 = Kim | first6 = YO. | last7 = Yoon | first7 = SA. | title = A case of cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent hemodialysis patient. | journal = Hemodial Int | volume = 15 | issue = 2 | pages = 297-300 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00520.x | PMID = 21226839 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Revision as of 22:54, 28 May 2015
Cytomegalovirus colitis is a type of colitis.
General
- Uncommon.
- Immunosuppressed population at risk, e.g. transplant recipients, individuals with HIV.
- Typically self-limited in immunocompetent patients.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Enlarged nucleus - classically in endothelial cells.
DDx:
- Infectious colitis without a distinctive morphology.
- CMV colitis superimposed on inflammatory bowel disease.
Images
CMV colitis - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
CMV colitis - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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IHC
- CMV +ve.
Others:
- HSV-1.
- HSV-2.
- VZV.
- EBV.
See also
References
- ↑ Kim, SH.; Kim, YS.; Kim, HW.; Yoon, HE.; Kim, HK.; Kim, YO.; Yoon, SA. (Apr 2011). "A case of cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent hemodialysis patient.". Hemodial Int 15 (2): 297-300. doi:10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00520.x. PMID 21226839.