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 …

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 …

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 …

AIM: To compare the clinical outcome of cytomegalovirus (CMV)-positive ulcerative colitis
(UC) patients with and without antiviral therapy. METHODS: This was a retrospective case …

Objective. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) aggravates preexisting inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD), and there are numerous reports of CMV colitis in IBD patients. However, little attention …

Objective The role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation in the outcome of inflammatory
bowel diseases (IBDs) is unclear. Uncertainties remain on the treatment of CMV infection …

Results Patients infected with CMV colitis had comorbidities including diabetes mellitus (n=
4), chronic renal failure (n= 3) and ischemic heart disease (n= 2). The most common initial …

Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has been reported in ulcerative colitis (UC),
especially in severe, steroid-refractory disease. However, its role in steroid-refractoriness …

Background Colonic cytomegalovirus reactivation rarely occurs in adults without
inflammatory bowel disease or a known immunosuppressive state. Aim To describe our …