Cytomegalovirus-associated gastritis in immunocompetent adult.
- Author:
Kap Hyun KIM
1
;
Byeong Bae PARK
;
Hyun Jeong BAEK
;
Jun Haeng LEE
;
Seung Woon PALK
;
Kyong Ran PECK
;
Kee Tack JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cytomegalovirus;
Stomach ulcer;
Immunocompetent
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Cytomegalovirus;
Diagnosis;
Epithelial Cells;
Ganciclovir;
Gastritis*;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies;
Proton Pumps;
Stomach Ulcer;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2004;66(3):326-330
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are usually reported in immunocompromised patients. However, it occurs rarely in immunocompetent individuals. A case of CMV associated with stomach ulcers and mucosal nodules is reported in a immunocompetent host. A previously healthy 27-year-old man visited our hospital with a thirty-day history of epigastric pain and a nine-day history of vomiting. The demonstration of intranuclear inclusion bodies in a few gastric glandular epithelial cells contributed to the diagnosis of CMV gastritis. Treatment with a proton pump inhibitor and ganciclovir was successful to mitigate the epigastric pain and vomiting.
