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CMV-associated inflammatory polyp
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Cytomegalovirus infection as isolated inflammatory polyps of the gastrointestinal tract.
Gastrointestinal involvement by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a well recognised complication in patients taking steroid/immunosuppressive therapy or suffering from immunodeficiency and debilitating diseases. Rarely, CMV may affect immunocompetent healthy individuals. However, CMV infection presenting as isolated inflammatory polyps is unusual.
References
Cytomegalovirus infection presenting as isolated inflammatory polyps of the gastrointestinal tract. Agaimy A, Mudter J, Märkl B, Chetty R. Pathology. 2011 Aug;43(5):440-6. doi : 10.1097/PAT.0b013e3283485e51 PMID: 21670721