Colon perforation due to cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: a case report

Colon perforation due to cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: a case report

Abstract Background Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a very rare disease and usually treated with corticosteroids. Gastrointestinal (GI) cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is also rare but frequent in patients with immunocompromised status. These two related diseases present with similar manifestati...

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Main Authors: Bin Luo, Chengxin Deng, Tieying Hou, Fangping Xu, Qianchao Liao, Yong Li, Junjiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Colon perforation
Cytomegalovirus infection
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome
Immunosuppression therapy
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01381-1

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