Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis and Cytomegalovirus During Pregnancy: A Case Report

Margaux Lelong; Arnaud Bourreille; Jean-François Mosnier; Caroline Trang-Poisson; Catherine Le Berre

doi:10.1093/ibd/izae313

Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis and Cytomegalovirus During Pregnancy: A Case Report

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Dec 24:izae313. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izae313. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Margaux Lelong¹, Arnaud Bourreille¹, Jean-François Mosnier², Caroline Trang-Poisson¹, Catherine Le Berre¹

Affiliations

¹ Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif (IMAD), Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie et Assistance Nutritionnelle, Inserm CIC 1413, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.
² Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.

PMID: 39719680
DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae313

No abstract available

Keywords: CMV; ganciclovir; inflammatory bowel disease; reactivation.

Plain language summary

This is the first case report of cytomegalovirus colitis following viral reactivation during pregnancy in a patient hospitalized for acute severe ulcerative colitis and treated with ganciclovir despite its teratogenic risk given her corticosteroid-refractory nature, with favorable outcomes after 3 years.