Cytomegalovirus colitis masquerading as rectal malignancy in an immunocompetent patient
Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is well-recognized in immunosuppressed patients but is uncommon in immunocompetent hosts. The colon and esophagus are the most frequently affected sites with punched out ulcers being the characteristic mucosal lesion. CMV-in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2015;volume=58;issue=1;spage=80;epage=82;aulast=Jacob |