Article ; Online: Cytomegalovirus colitis mimicking rectal carcinoma in an immunocompetent elderly woman.
BMJ case reports
2016 Volume 2016
Abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is uncommon in immunocompetent patients, despite a high seroprevalence rate of CMV in the general population. CMV infection has been described in individuals with compromised immune systems: in AIDS, under corticosteroid and ...
Abstract | Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is uncommon in immunocompetent patients, despite a high seroprevalence rate of CMV in the general population. CMV infection has been described in individuals with compromised immune systems: in AIDS, under corticosteroid and immune modulating treatment, with cancer or haematological malignancies. Its most frequent clinical presentation is a necrotising ulcerative form; pseudotumoural CMV colitis has been described as highly exceptional. We report a case of CMV colitis mimicking rectal carcinoma in an immunocompetent elderly woman. The immunosenescence and protein-energy malnutrition increase incidence and severity of infectious diseases in elderly individuals. Immunosenescence may affect all aspects of immunity; severe protein malnutrition modifies mostly cellular immunity, growing susceptibility to infections. |
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MeSH term(s) | Aged, 80 and over ; Colitis/drug therapy ; Colitis/microbiology ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/diagnosis ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/drug therapy ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/etiology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Fatal Outcome ; Female ; Humans ; Immunocompetence ; Immunosenescence ; Malnutrition/complications ; Rectal Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Rectal Neoplasms/pathology ; Rectovaginal Fistula/diagnostic imaging ; Rectovaginal Fistula/etiology |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2016-05-10 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ISSN | 1757-790X |
ISSN (online) | 1757-790X |
DOI | 10.1136/bcr-2016-214694 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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