Cytomegalovirus colitis presented with triserial longitudinal hemorrhage in an autopsy case of adult T‐cell leukemia

Abstract Longitudinal mucosal and submucosal hemorrhage along the taeniae coli is a potential colonic manifestation of cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompromised patients. When diagnosing cytomegalovirus colitis in immunocompromised patients, endoscopic biopsy on taeniae coli seems effective for...

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Main Authors: Kenji Yorita, Akira Ishihara, Takanori Toyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2423
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Summary:Abstract Longitudinal mucosal and submucosal hemorrhage along the taeniae coli is a potential colonic manifestation of cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompromised patients. When diagnosing cytomegalovirus colitis in immunocompromised patients, endoscopic biopsy on taeniae coli seems effective for viral detection.
ISSN:2050-0904