Cytomegalovirus haemorrhagic colitis complicating COVID‐19 in an immunocompetent critically ill patient: A case report

Cytomegalovirus haemorrhagic colitis complicating COVID‐19 in an immunocompetent critically ill patient: A case report

Abstract Suspicion threshold for opportunistic coinfections should be lowered in severe COVID‐19. Serum CMV polymerase chain reaction and colonoscopy should be discussed in presence of persistent digestive disturbances.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sophie Leemans, Evelyne Maillart, Héloïse Van Noten, Lucas Oliveira Dos Santos, Laura Maria Leahu, Prochore Kamgang, Andrea Gallerani, Philippe Clevenbergh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
coronavirus
COVID‐19
critically ill
cytomegalovirus
immunodepression
lymphopenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3600
Description
Summary:Abstract Suspicion threshold for opportunistic coinfections should be lowered in severe COVID‐19. Serum CMV polymerase chain reaction and colonoscopy should be discussed in presence of persistent digestive disturbances.
ISSN:2050-0904

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