AIM: To detect the presence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) proteins and genes on the
ileal pouch of patients with ulcerative colitis who have undergone proctocolectomy with ileal …

To the Editor: Pouchitis is a nonspecific inflammatory condition of the ileal pouch–anal
anastomosis (IPAA). There have been no single pathogens consistently found to be solely …

Background Up to 30% of cases of pouchitis are felt to have a secondary cause.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) may represent a possible etiopathological agent. Here, we report …

PURPOSE: Chronic nonspecific reservoir ileitis (pouchitis) occurs in 5 to 10 percent of
patients who undergo ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis. Specific infection of …

Objective. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has been reported as an exacerbating factor in
inflammatory bowel disease but the relationship between CMV infection and ulcerative …

Background. Ulcerative colitis (UC) can be complicated by reactivation of cytomegalovirus
(CMV). CMV reactivation may change the course of UC and may require antiviral treatment …

We report a patient with a history of ulcerative colitis status after total proctocolectomy with
an ileoanal J pouch who presented with marked, refractory pouchitis associated with a …

Abstract Background and Aims: Cytomegalovirus [CMV] infection often reactivates in the
course of inflammatory bowel disease, but the significance of this remains disputable. Our …

To the Editor: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a microorganism of the herpesvirus family
(Herpesviridae) that can remain latent in the organism after a primary infection. 1-3 It is not …

OBJECTIVE.: To determine the prevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with
steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis who required colonic resection, and to assess its possible …