Although there was amelioration of the colitis and clinical status after treatment with ganciclovir, the patient later deteriorated and died due to recurrent bacterial infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

An 84-year-old male presented with chronic diarrhea and CMV colitis; he had been experiencing protracted diarrhea since 2006. In October 2009 he failed a 21-day course of valgancyclovir 900 mg orally twice daily. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other pathogens should be considered in patients with chronic diarrhea who are refractory to initial treatments. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The infectious disease team was consulted and it was determined that in the context of the patient's HIV infection, AIDS and resultant immunosuppression, CMV infection was contributing to chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and formation of a colovesical [cureus.com]

Diagnostic Accuracy of Fecal Calprotectin Assay in Distinguishing Organic Causes of Chronic Diarrhea from Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Prospective Study in Adults and Children. Clinical Chemistry 49:6 861–867. Available online at . Accessed Sep 2012. [labtestsonline.it]

Investigation of chronic diarrhea in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a prospective study of 155 patients. Gut. 1996;39:824-32. [ Links ] 9. Chalasani N, Wilcox CM. Etiology and outcome of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with AIDS. [scielo.br]

Chronic watery diarrhea was present in all the patients with colitis but was also present in 65% of the patients without colitis. [link.springer.com]

Physical exam revealed a cachectic male with hyperactive bowel sounds without any abdominal tenderness or organomegaly. [acgcasereports.gi.org]

We report a case in which a previously healthy man presented with hematochezia and an obstructing rectal mass thought to be rectal adenocarcinoma. [acgcasereports.gi.org]

Physical exam revealed a cachectic male with hyperactive bowel sounds without any abdominal tenderness or organomegaly. [acgcasereports.gi.org]

[…] attempt at air contrast reduction in an immunosuppressed patient with such extensive pneumatosis was contraindicated and operative intervention was planned immediately A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis was performed to evaluate for pneumoperitoneum [austinpublishinggroup.com]

Abdominal CT showed a pneumoperitoneum, indicating perforation of the colon ( figure 1 A ), and the patient underwent emergency subtotal colectomy. [academic.oup.com]

Blood investigations showed normal white cell count (5400/μL) with normal differential, microcytic anemia with hemoglobin 10 g/dL, and hypoalbuminemia with otherwise normal liver enzymes. [acgcasereports.gi.org]

CASE PRESENTATION: We are presenting a 72-year-old African-American male transferred to our intensive care unit (ICU) with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, respiratory failure, and dialysis-dependent acute kidney injury. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Our experience suggests that biopsies may be necessary to detect CMV and the prompt management of CMV colitis should be instituted when intractable ischemic colitis is observed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Light microscopy of selected viral diseases (morphology of viral inclusion bodies). Pathol Annu 1976;11:53-75. [ PUBMED ] 34. Schwartz DA, Wilcox CM. [jdeonline.in]