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Cirugía y cirujanos
versão On-line ISSN 2444-054Xversão impressa ISSN 0009-7411
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CABALLERO-DIAZ, Yurena et al. Cytomegalovirus colitis: a cause of severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Cir. cir. [online]. 2019, vol.87, n.6, pp.688-691. Epub 22-Nov-2021. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.19000799.
Cytomegalovirus infection is an uncommon illness that mainly affects immunocompromised subjects being associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Reactivation or reinfection of the virus causes various symptoms ranging from asymptomatic forms to severe organ-specific complications, such as severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Once diagnosed the infection it is important and necessary to establish an adequate treatment with antivirals, with the surgical option for those cases with gastrointestinal complications depending on the patients clinical situation. We report two cases of immunocompromised patients that after presenting rectal bleeding, were diagnosed of cytomegalovirus colitis, requiring urgent surgery.
Palavras-chave : Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus infection; Immunocompromised patient; Lower gastrointestinal bleeding.