Acute cytomegalovirus infection as a possible trigger for pulmonary thromboembolism in a patient with steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis

Dig Liver Dis. 2014 Mar;46(3):290-1. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.11.011. Epub 2013 Dec 30.

Authors

Alfredo Papa¹, Carla Felice², Manuela Marzo², Italo De Vitis², Luisa Guidi²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Unit, Catholic University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Unit, Catholic University of Rome, Italy.

PMID: 24388500
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.11.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications*
Disease Progression
Female
Femoral Vein
Humans
Iliac Vein
Popliteal Vein
Pulmonary Embolism / complications*
Venous Thrombosis / complications*