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Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Press
ISSN: 1018-4406
EISSN: 1018-4406
Vol. 23, No. 2, 2013, pp. 220-222
Bioline Code: pe13040
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
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Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2013, pp. 220-222

 en Cytomegalovirus Colitis in a 10 Year-Old Girl after Kidney Transplantation
Merrikhi, Ali-Reza; Amir-Shahkarami, Seyed-Mohammad & Saneian, Hosein

Abstract

Background: Cytomegalovirus is an important infection in kidney Transplantation. Isolation of the CMV virus or detection of its proteins or nucleic acid in any body fluid or tissue specimen is defined as "CMV infection".
Case Presentation: A 10-year-old girl was admitted frequently for vomiting and colicky watery diarrhea starting one month after renal transplantation from a non-relative living donor. Cr, BUN, serum electrolytes and also liver function tests were normal. Anti CMV IgM titer was negative before and after transplantation. On colonoscopy large aphthous like lesions were detected in the colon. CMV PCR of the lesion was strongly positive (>2000 copies/ml). The patient received Ganciclovir.
Conclusion: Usually CMV infected patients present with renal dysfunction after renal transplantation but other organ involvements must not be ignored. We report a patient presenting only with intestinal signs and symptoms of CMV infection.

Keywords
Cytomegalovirus; CMV; Renal transplantation; Colitis

 
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