Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers’ diarrhea
- Hwang, Nakyoung
- Kim, Eun Heui
- Han, Sung Yong
- Lee, Shinwon
- Lee, Su Jin
- Lee, Sun Hee
- Hwang, Chungsu
- Lee, Chang Hun
- Yi, Jongyoun
- Kim, Kye-Hyung
Publication date
August 2015
DOI Publisher
The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Abstract
SummaryA case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis mimicking travelers’ diarrhea following short-term travel is reported. The patient was a Croatian man visiting Korea for work. He presented with fever and severe bloody diarrhea. He was diagnosed with a primary CMV infection complicated with CMV colitis and hemolytic anemia and recovered with antiviral therapy and concomitant steroid therapy
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