Gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease secondary to measles in an immunocompetent infant

Chao-Ming Hung; Po-Huang Lee; Hui-Ming Lee; Chong-Chi Chiu

doi:10.3748/wjg.v27.i25.3948

Gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease secondary to measles in an immunocompetent infant

World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 7;27(25):3948-3950. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i25.3948.

Authors

Chao-Ming Hung¹, Po-Huang Lee², Hui-Ming Lee¹, Chong-Chi Chiu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan.
² College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan.

Abstract

Yang et al reported an immunocompetent infant with gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease secondary to measles infection. We express our opinion about the diagnosis and treatment of this rare disease.

Keywords: Diarrhea; Gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease; Immunocompetent infant; Measles; Rare disease.

MeSH terms

Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus Infections* / complications
Cytomegalovirus Infections* / diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus Infections* / drug therapy
Gastrointestinal Diseases* / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Diseases* / etiology
Humans
Immunocompetence
Infant
Measles* / complications
Measles* / diagnosis