CMV Colitis in Immunocompetent Patients—A Case Series

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is a common occurrence in immunocompromised patients but uncommon in immunocompetent patients with usually mild and self-limiting symptoms and rarely gives rise to serious complications. 1 Gastrointestinalinvolvementisveryrareinimmunocompetent individuals; however, the commonly involved sites are colon and rectum. 2 We aimed to share our experience of CMVcolitis in immunocompetent patients. We are sharing our experience of four patients having immunocompetent status. Our aimwas to analyzeclinicoepidemiological-associated attributes ofCMV colitis in immunocompetent individuals. The of the abdominal diarrhea. hypertension coronavirus