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Late onset CMV disease presenting as a colonic stricture in a liver transplant recipient
Joseph H Zeidan1, Michal Kamionek2, Bennett C Noell3
1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Abstract:
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients in the first 6 months after transplant. Late onset CMV infection or disease outside the classical risk period is uncommon and can present with atypical signs and symptoms. Here, we report a case of late onset CMV presenting as a colonic stricture more than 10 years after liver transplantation in the absence of traditional CMV risk factors. We also briefly review CMV colitis presenting as a mass or stricture in SOT recipients.
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