| Theme | Intestinal inflammation in small bowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Viral enteritis -- cytomegalovirus enteritis | |
| Publish Date | 2015/03 | |
| Author | Kiyotaka Okawa | Department of Gasteoenterology, Osaka City Juso Hospital |
| Author | Tetsuya Aoki | Department of Gasteoenterology, Osaka City Juso Hospital |
| Author | Wataru Ueda | Department of Gasteoenterology, Osaka City Juso Hospital |
| Author | Hiroko Ohba | Department of Gasteoenterology, Osaka City Juso Hospital |
| Author | Masato Miyano | Department of Gasteoenterology, Osaka City Juso Hospital |
| Author | Hideki Fujii | Department of Gasteoenterology, Osaka City Juso Hospital |
| Author | Seiko Yamaguchi | Department of Gasteoenterology, Osaka City Juso Hospital |
| Author | Osamu Kurai | Department of Gasteoenterology, Osaka City Juso Hospital |
| Author | Koji Sano | Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City General Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | We compared the clinical features and endoscopic findings observed with cytomegalovirus (CMV) enteritis and CMV colitis. The rate of patients with severe immunodeficiency due to CMV enteritis is higher than that observed with CMV colitis. Patients with CMV enteritis exhibited massive bleeding and abdominal pain. In contrast, patients with CMV colitis primarily had diarrhea and bleeding. Massive bleeding was observed in approximately half of the cases. The rate of emergency operation for CMV enteritis is significantly higher than those for CMV colitis. Endoscopic findings for CMV enteritis are primarily irregular or annular ulcers. On the other hand, endoscopic findings for CMV colitis are primarily rounded ulcers. | |