Small bowel perforation due to CMV enteritis infection in an HIV-positive patient

BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus infection of the gastrointestinal tract is common and is more often seen in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Although small bowel infection is less common than infection of other parts of the gastrointestinal system, it may lead to perforation, an...

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Main Authors: Michalopoulos, Nick, Triantafillopoulou, Konstantina, Beretouli, Eleni, Laskou, Styliani, Papavramidis, Theodossis S, Pliakos, Ioannis, Hytiroglou, Prodromos, Papavramidis, Spiros T
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3568738/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23379792
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-45
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