Case of Cytomegalovirus Colitis in a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

ABSTRACT

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis usually affects immunocompromised hosts. We report a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who presented with massive lower gastrointestinal bleed due to CMV colitis, which proved to be fatal. Awareness about this life-threatening entity is important in patients who have impaired immune response.

KEYWORDS

Cytomegalovirus - gastrointestinal bleed - immunity

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