Ulcerofungating Rectal Mass Caused by Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Patient with AIDS.
10.3393/jksc.2007.23.4.270
- Author:
Sang Il LEE
1
;
Jun Seok PARK
;
Taek Gu LEE
;
Hong Bin KIM
;
Young Soo PARK
;
Kyung Ho LEE
;
Sung Bum KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejoen, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cytomegalovirus infection;
Rectum;
Acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome
- MeSH:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome;
Adenocarcinoma;
Biopsy;
Colonoscopy;
Cytomegalovirus Infections*;
Cytomegalovirus*;
Diagnosis;
Endothelial Cells;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Inclusion Bodies;
Lymphoma;
Middle Aged;
Palpation;
Proctitis;
Rectum;
Ulcer
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2007;23(4):270-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cytomegalovirus infection is a common complication in patients suffering from advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Cytomegalovirus infections of the gastrointestinal tract in human immunodeficiency-virus-positive patients tend to manifest as ulcerative lesions rather than as mass lesions. In this study, we describe a case of a mass lesion identified as cytomegalovirus proctitis in a human immunodeficiency-virus-positive patient, which had initially been thought to have an adenocarcinoma or a lymphoma. A 60-year-old man had an ulcerofungating mass in the rectum, which was initially detected via palpation. Findings of computerized tomography indicated a malignant mass, which was enhanced in the contrast image. An additional colonoscopy and biopsy were conducted for purposes of diagnosis. The histological examination revealed characteristic inclusion bodies within the nuclei of vascular endothelial cells in the ulcer bed. Immunohistochemical staining with anti-cytomegalovirus antibody confirmed the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection. The patient's anorectal lesion had subsided after the initiation antiviral treatments. The diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in human immunodeficiency-virus- positive patients occasionally proves rather difficult. Cytomegalovirus infection had induce the formation of mass lesions in immunocompromised patients.
