Cytomegalovirus esophagitis precipitated with immunosuppression in elderly giant cell arteritis patients.
Aging Clin Exp Res
; 25(2): 215-8, 2013 May.
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ABSTRACT
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is generally associated with significant immunosuppression. Cellular immunity is particularly important and corticosteroid treatment increases the risk of CMV infection substantially. Immunocompetence generally decreases with age, older patients are at higher risk for developing CMV disease than are younger patients. CMV infection in the immunocompetent adults is quite rare. Esophagitis is the second most common gastrointestinal manifestation of CMV infection after colitis. Herein, we present three cases of giant cell arteritis who developed CMV esophagitis after various periods of corticosteroid treatment. CMV infection should be included in the differential diagnosis of GI disease in immunocompromised patients, and the clinician should pursue appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions aggressively.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Arterite de Células Gigantes
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Prednisona
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus
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Esofagite
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Glucocorticoides
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aging Clin Exp Res
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia