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<p>Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (with or without immunosuppressive treatment) have a fragile immune status that predisposes to opportunistic infections. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic pathogen that determines a large variety of clinical syndromes especially in immunocompromised patients. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, his role has long been debated and it is thought that it can complicate the course of the disease. The most frequent clinical manifestation in inflammatory bowel disease patients is represented by CMV colitis, however other clinical manifestations can be met and must also be considered.</p>
<p>We present the case of a young male patient with ulcerative colitis that came to our attention for prolonged febrile syndrome and IBD flare, that was finally confirmed to have CMV disease.</p>
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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (with or without immunosuppressive treatment) have a fragile immune status that predisposes to opportunistic infections. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic pathogen that determines a large variety of clinical syndromes especially in immunocompromised patients. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, his role has long been debated and it is thought that it can complicate the course of the disease. The most frequent clinical manifestation in inflammatory bowel disease patients is represented by CMV colitis, however other clinical manifestations can be met and must also be considered.
We present the case of a young male patient with ulcerative colitis that came to our attention for prolonged febrile syndrome and IBD flare, that was finally confirmed to have CMV disease.

Prolonged Febrile Syndrome in a Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

“Carol Davila” Central Military University Emergency Hospital Bucharest

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Internal Medicine

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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (with or without immunosuppressive treatment) have a fragile immune status that predisposes to opportunistic...

Prolonged Febrile Syndrome in a Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Published Online: Apr 10, 2022

Page range: 107 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2022-0202

Keywords
cytomegalovirus, CMV colitis, CMV mononucleosis syndrome, pseudotumor, CMV disease

© 2022 Monica Grigore et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Prolonged Febrile Syndrome in a Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Published Online: Apr 10, 2022

Page range: 107 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2022-0202

Keywordscytomegalovirus, CMV colitis, CMV mononucleosis syndrome, pseudotumor, CMV disease

© 2022 Monica Grigore et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cytomegalovirus, CMV colitis, CMV mononucleosis syndrome, pseudotumor, CMV disease