Cytomegalovirus Colitis: A Case Report
https://doi.org/10.35401/2541-9897-2024-9-2-87-92
Abstract
We report a case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis. The patient (a woman with a provisional diagnosis of Crohn disease) presented with severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Despite difficulties in differential diagnosis, we were able to make the correct diagnosis based on findings of the histological examination of the biopsy specimens obtained during colonoscopy: intranuclear inclusions characteristic of CMV and specific CMV-associated changes in the intestinal mucosa. This case highlights the importance of histopathological examination in differential diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
About the Authors
G. V. Tishchenko
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Grigorii V. Tishchenko, Cand. Sci. (Med), Associate Professor at the Department of Anatomical Pathology
ulitsa Lange 5, Gomel, 246050
I. P. Hlavatskaya
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Iryna P. Hlavatskaya, Assistant Professor at the Department
of Anatomical Pathology
Gome
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Tishchenko G.V., Hlavatskaya I.P. Cytomegalovirus Colitis: A Case Report. Innovative Medicine of Kuban. 2024;(2):87-92. https://doi.org/10.35401/2541-9897-2024-9-2-87-92
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