Massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to cytomegalovirus infectionin two patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Authors
Vanegas, F Montalvo, RD Alvarez, OA Donelson, S Lee, M
Citation
F. Vanegas et al., Massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to cytomegalovirus infectionin two patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, SOUTH MED J, 93(2), 2000, pp. 235-237
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00384348 → ACNP
Volume
93
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
235 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-4348(200002)93:2<235:MUGHDT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Massive upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is a rare manifestation of G I cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. A review of the English language literat ure yielded 21 well-documented cases of gastric ulcers due to CMV and 7 of these 21 cases were complicated by significant GI bleeding. This report des cribes two cases of massive upper GI hemorrhage due to CMV infection in pat ients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).