Cytomegalovirus colitis seems to be colon cancer. HIV debut

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Jul;114(7):435-436. doi: 10.17235/reed.2022.8699/2022.

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is very common in immunosuppressed patients. It can y puede afectar a todo el tracto gastrointestinal, presentándose como úlceras o pseudotumores. A 43-year-old male with no personal background of interest, was studied due to constitutional syndrome. The diagnosis was neoplasia of the right colon, reported by colonoscopy and CT scan. A right hemicolectomy was performed with oncologic character. The definitive histology was CMV infectious colitis with positive immunohistochemical staining. Treatment with ganciclovir was started and the patient was diagnosed with HIV infection. The unusual finding of CMV infection as a pseudotumor can simulate, clinically and radiologically, a colonic neoplasm. It has been described in the literature in patients immunocompromised by HIV; however, the absence of risk factors means that it can be confused with a primary neoformative process.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Colitis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Colon / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms* / complications
  • Colonic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Colonic Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / complications
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / drug therapy
  • Enterocolitis* / drug therapy
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • HIV Infections* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents