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Case Reports
. 2011 Nov 29;1(4):e119.
doi: 10.4081/cp.2011.e119. eCollection 2011 Sep 28.

Severe gastroenteritis as presentation of a primary cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent woman

Ramon-Michel Schreuder  1 , Jan-Willem de Groot  1 , Adriaan M Kamper  1
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Severe gastroenteritis as presentation of a primary cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent woman

Ramon-Michel Schreuder et al. Clin Pract. .

Abstract

In immunocompetent hosts, symptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection occurs in around 10% and has traditionally been considered to have a benign, self-limiting course. Active CMV infection in immunocompetent subjects is very rare. However, manifestations of CMV infection in immunocompromised hosts have been extensively reported. We present a case of a 58-year-old immunocompetent woman with a primary cytomegalovirus infection which presented as a severe gastroenteritis and hepatitis.

Keywords: cmv; cytomegalovirus; gastroenteritis.; immunocompentent; severe.

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