Cytomegalovirus-associated pseudomembranous colitis in a kidney transplant recipient.
Transpl Infect Dis
; 23(4): e13694, 2021 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is classically associated with Clostridium difficile infection. We report a rare case of cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated PMC in a 52-year-old female patient who had undergone kidney transplantation more than 20 years ago and was on low dose prednisolone and ciclosporin. She presented with an acute history of fever, lethargy, vomiting and diarrhoea on admission. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed extensive colitis, and colonoscopy revealed extensive pseudomembrane formation. Multiple tests for Clostridium difficile and other common microbiological causes of colitis were negative. CMV DNAemia and colonic biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of CMV colitis. The patient responded to prompt CMV treatment, as demonstrated by clinical, endoscopic, and histological response. While CMV is a common pathogen in the solid organ transplant population that is familiar to most transplant physicians, it may present atypically as PMC. Here, we review the literature on CMV-associated PMC and its relevance to solid organ transplant recipients. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of CMV-associated PMC in a kidney transplant recipient.
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Assunto principal:
Enterocolite Pseudomembranosa
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Clostridioides difficile
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Transplante de Rim
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Colite
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transpl Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Singapura