CMV - gastroenteritis/colitis

Disease	Injury	Nutrition	Poison

Special Topic	Surgery	Symptoms	Test

Gastrointestinal anatomy

Stomach and stomach lining

CMV - gastroenteritis/colitis

Alternative Names:

Colitis - cytomegalovirus; Gastroenteritis - cytomegalovirus; Esophagitis - cytomegalovirus; Gastrointestinal CMV disease

Symptoms:

fever
diarrhea
nausea and vomiting
abdominal pain
swallowing difficulty or pain with swallowing
weight loss
gastrointestinal bleeding

Signs and tests:

identification of CMV on tissue biopsy
viral culture of tissue biopsy (esophageal, gastric, duodenal, or colonic) or other samples.
DNA in situ hybridization or PCR of tissue biopsy specimen
CMV antigen assay (blood, urine, other fluids)
upper endoscopy
colonoscopy
CMV serology by IFA
upper GI and small bowel series
barium enema
stool culture to rule out other organisms

Review Date: 1/29/2002
Reviewed By: Andrew J. Muir, MD MHS, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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