Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea

A case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis mimicking travelers’ diarrhea following short-term travel is reported. The patient was a Croatian man visiting Korea for work. He presented with fever and severe bloody diarrhea. He was diagnosed with a primary CMV infection complicated with CMV colitis and he...

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Main Authors:	Nakyoung Hwang, Eun Heui Kim, Sung Yong Han, Shinwon Lee, Su Jin Lee, Sun Hee Lee, Chungsu Hwang, Chang Hun Lee, Jongyoun Yi, Kye-Hyung Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Cytomegalovirus infection Diarrhea Anemia Hemolytic
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001605

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spelling	doaj-29acf0d046f449a3b4ec32b885cf41972020-11-24T22:35:24ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112015-08-0137C10410610.1016/j.ijid.2015.06.022Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrheaNakyoung Hwang0Eun Heui Kim1Sung Yong Han2Shinwon Lee3Su Jin Lee4Sun Hee Lee5Chungsu Hwang6Chang Hun Lee7Jongyoun Yi8Kye-Hyung Kim9Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-739, South KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-739, South KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-739, South KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-739, South KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-739, South KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-739, South KoreaDepartment of Pathology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, South KoreaDepartment of Pathology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, South KoreaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, South KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-739, South KoreaA case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis mimicking travelers’ diarrhea following short-term travel is reported. The patient was a Croatian man visiting Korea for work. He presented with fever and severe bloody diarrhea. He was diagnosed with a primary CMV infection complicated with CMV colitis and hemolytic anemia and recovered with antiviral therapy and concomitant steroid therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001605Cytomegalovirus infectionDiarrheaAnemiaHemolytic
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author	Nakyoung Hwang Eun Heui Kim Sung Yong Han Shinwon Lee Su Jin Lee Sun Hee Lee Chungsu Hwang Chang Hun Lee Jongyoun Yi Kye-Hyung Kim
spellingShingle	Nakyoung Hwang Eun Heui Kim Sung Yong Han Shinwon Lee Su Jin Lee Sun Hee Lee Chungsu Hwang Chang Hun Lee Jongyoun Yi Kye-Hyung Kim Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea International Journal of Infectious Diseases Cytomegalovirus infection Diarrhea Anemia Hemolytic
author_facet	Nakyoung Hwang Eun Heui Kim Sung Yong Han Shinwon Lee Su Jin Lee Sun Hee Lee Chungsu Hwang Chang Hun Lee Jongyoun Yi Kye-Hyung Kim
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title	Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea
title_short	Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea
title_full	Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea
title_fullStr	Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea
title_full_unstemmed	Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea
title_sort	severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea
publisher	Elsevier
series	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
issn	1201-9712 1878-3511
publishDate	2015-08-01
description	A case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis mimicking travelers’ diarrhea following short-term travel is reported. The patient was a Croatian man visiting Korea for work. He presented with fever and severe bloody diarrhea. He was diagnosed with a primary CMV infection complicated with CMV colitis and hemolytic anemia and recovered with antiviral therapy and concomitant steroid therapy.
topic	Cytomegalovirus infection Diarrhea Anemia Hemolytic
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001605
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Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea

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