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Severe cytomegalovirus colitis with hemolytic anemia mimicking travelers' diarrhea.

Abstract
A 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.
AuthorsNakyoung Hwang, Eun Heui Kim, Sung Yong Han, Shinwon Lee, Su Jin Lee, Sun Hee Lee, Chungsu Hwang, Chang Hun Lee, Jongyoun Yi, Kye-Hyung Kim
JournalInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (Int J Infect Dis) Vol. 37 Pg. 104-6 (Aug 2015) ISSN: 1878-3511 [Electronic] Canada
PMID26141417 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic (complications, diagnosis)
  • Colitis (complications, diagnosis, pathology)
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections (complications, diagnosis, pathology)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diarrhea (complications, diagnosis)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Republic of Korea
  • Travel

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