Two cases of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) colitis with pseudoneoplastic appearance are described. Patients presented with abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. Colonoscopy revealed a stenosing lesion in one patient and a broad-based, vegetant mass in the other patient, and histopathological examination of colectomy specimens revealed exuberant inflammatory masses with infiltration of mononuclear cells and ulcers with granulation tissue. Typical intranuclear HCMV inclusions were numerous. Peculiar to both patients was the lack of any apparent causes of immunodeficiency, such as human immunodeficiency virus infection or previous organ transplantation.

Pseudoneoplastic appearance of cytomegalovirus-associated colitis in non-immunocompromised patients: report of two cases / Maiorana, Antonino; Torricelli, Pietro; Bellini, Nicola; F., Giusti. - In: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1058-4838. - ELETTRONICO. - 37:5(2003), pp. e68-71. [10.1086/375876]

Pseudoneoplastic appearance of cytomegalovirus-associated colitis in non-immunocompromised patients: report of two cases.

MAIORANA, Antonino;TORRICELLI, Pietro;BELLINI, Nicola;
2003

Abstract

Two cases of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) colitis with pseudoneoplastic appearance are described. Patients presented with abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. Colonoscopy revealed a stenosing lesion in one patient and a broad-based, vegetant mass in the other patient, and histopathological examination of colectomy specimens revealed exuberant inflammatory masses with infiltration of mononuclear cells and ulcers with granulation tissue. Typical intranuclear HCMV inclusions were numerous. Peculiar to both patients was the lack of any apparent causes of immunodeficiency, such as human immunodeficiency virus infection or previous organ transplantation.
2003
37
5
e68
71
Pseudoneoplastic appearance of cytomegalovirus-associated colitis in non-immunocompromised patients: report of two cases / Maiorana, Antonino; Torricelli, Pietro; Bellini, Nicola; F., Giusti. - In: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1058-4838. - ELETTRONICO. - 37:5(2003), pp. e68-71. [10.1086/375876]
Maiorana, Antonino; Torricelli, Pietro; Bellini, Nicola; F., Giusti
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