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**Increases the [[sensitivity]] (compared to H&E alone).<ref name=pmid9170416>{{Cite journal | last1 = Beaugerie | first1 = L. | last2 = Cywiner-Golenzer | first2 = C. | last3 = Monfort | first3 = L. | last4 = Girard | first4 = PM. | last5 = Carbonnel | first5 = F. | last6 = Ngô | first6 = Y. | last7 = Cosnes | first7 = J. | last8 = Rozenbaum | first8 = W. | last9 = Nicolas | first9 = JC. | title = Definition and diagnosis of cytomegalovirus colitis in patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus. | journal = J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol | volume = 14 | issue = 5 | pages = 423-9 | month = Apr | year = 1997 | doi = | PMID = 9170416 }}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:51, 8 February 2016
Cytomegalovirus colitis is a type of colitis.
General
- Uncommon.
- Immunosuppressed population at risk, e.g. transplant recipients, individuals with HIV.
- Typically self-limited in immunocompetent patients.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Enlarged nucleus - classically in endothelial cells.
DDx:
- Infectious colitis without a distinctive morphology.
- CMV colitis superimposed on inflammatory bowel disease.
Images
CMV colitis - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
CMV colitis - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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IHC
- CMV +ve.
- Increases the sensitivity (compared to H&E alone).[2]
Others:
- HSV-1.
- HSV-2.
- VZV.
- EBV.
See also
References
- ↑ Kim, SH.; Kim, YS.; Kim, HW.; Yoon, HE.; Kim, HK.; Kim, YO.; Yoon, SA. (Apr 2011). "A case of cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent hemodialysis patient.". Hemodial Int 15 (2): 297-300. doi:10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00520.x. PMID 21226839.
- ↑ Beaugerie, L.; Cywiner-Golenzer, C.; Monfort, L.; Girard, PM.; Carbonnel, F.; Ngô, Y.; Cosnes, J.; Rozenbaum, W. et al. (Apr 1997). "Definition and diagnosis of cytomegalovirus colitis in patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus.". J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 14 (5): 423-9. PMID 9170416.