Cytomegalovirus causing acute colonic pseudo-obstruction in a renal transplant recipient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A female patient presented with pyrexia and features of large intestinal obstruction, 10 weeks posttransplantation, with biopsy-proven colitis caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) and positive CMV antigenaemia and IgM tests. The symptoms resolved after treatment with ganciclovir, nasogastric aspiration and intravenous fluid replacement.
Medical subject headings
- Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- Kidney Transplantation