Cytomegalovirus cholecystitis and colitis associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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| Authors: | E L Ong M E Ellis D E Tweedle G Ferguson N Y Haboubi W F Knox |
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| Affiliation: | Monsall Hospital, Regional Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Manchester, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important cause of acalculous gangrenous cholecystitis in immunocompromised persons. We report a case of acalculous acute cholecystitis and active colitis associated with CMV in a patient suffering from the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The condition was treated successfully with surgery and 9-(1,3,-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine intravenously. |
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