Ulcerative Esophagitis Caused by Cytomegalovirus During Infectious Mononucleosis in a Young and Immunocompetent Male Patient‐A Case Report

ABSTRACT Cytomegalovirus esophagitis mostly occurs in immunodeficient and severely acutely ill patients. Moreover, this diagnosis should be considered in otherwise healthy patients that experience reflux esophagitis symptom worsening under active CMV infectious mononucleosis. Antiviral therapy and s...

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Main Authors: Duje Apostolski, Dietmar Reitgruber, Carina Primus‐Grabscheit, Zsofia Hetzmann, Johann Auer
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Published: Wiley 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70676
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author Duje Apostolski
Dietmar Reitgruber
Carina Primus‐Grabscheit
Zsofia Hetzmann
Johann Auer
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description ABSTRACT Cytomegalovirus esophagitis mostly occurs in immunodeficient and severely acutely ill patients. Moreover, this diagnosis should be considered in otherwise healthy patients that experience reflux esophagitis symptom worsening under active CMV infectious mononucleosis. Antiviral therapy and screening for immunodeficiency may be considered; however, more studies are needed to support this claim.
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spelling doaj-art-c71ca41ebe024f809c198b1d6ca6e7dd2025-08-22T07:33:07ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-08-01138n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70676Ulcerative Esophagitis Caused by Cytomegalovirus During Infectious Mononucleosis in a Young and Immunocompetent Male Patient‐A Case ReportDuje Apostolski0Dietmar Reitgruber1Carina Primus‐Grabscheit2Zsofia Hetzmann3Johann Auer4Department of Internal Medicine I Hospital St. Josef Braunau Braunau am Inn AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine I University Hospital Krems Krems an der Donau AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine I Hospital St. Josef Braunau Braunau am Inn AustriaDepartment of Pathology Clinic Wels‐Grieskirchen Wels AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine I Hospital St. Josef Braunau Braunau am Inn AustriaABSTRACT Cytomegalovirus esophagitis mostly occurs in immunodeficient and severely acutely ill patients. Moreover, this diagnosis should be considered in otherwise healthy patients that experience reflux esophagitis symptom worsening under active CMV infectious mononucleosis. Antiviral therapy and screening for immunodeficiency may be considered; however, more studies are needed to support this claim.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70676cytomegalovirusesophagitisimmunocompetent patientinfectious mononucleosis
spellingShingle Duje Apostolski
Dietmar Reitgruber
Carina Primus‐Grabscheit
Zsofia Hetzmann
Johann Auer
Ulcerative Esophagitis Caused by Cytomegalovirus During Infectious Mononucleosis in a Young and Immunocompetent Male Patient‐A Case Report
Clinical Case Reports
cytomegalovirus
esophagitis
immunocompetent patient
infectious mononucleosis
title Ulcerative Esophagitis Caused by Cytomegalovirus During Infectious Mononucleosis in a Young and Immunocompetent Male Patient‐A Case Report
title_full Ulcerative Esophagitis Caused by Cytomegalovirus During Infectious Mononucleosis in a Young and Immunocompetent Male Patient‐A Case Report
title_fullStr Ulcerative Esophagitis Caused by Cytomegalovirus During Infectious Mononucleosis in a Young and Immunocompetent Male Patient‐A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Ulcerative Esophagitis Caused by Cytomegalovirus During Infectious Mononucleosis in a Young and Immunocompetent Male Patient‐A Case Report
title_short Ulcerative Esophagitis Caused by Cytomegalovirus During Infectious Mononucleosis in a Young and Immunocompetent Male Patient‐A Case Report
title_sort ulcerative esophagitis caused by cytomegalovirus during infectious mononucleosis in a young and immunocompetent male patient a case report
topic cytomegalovirus
esophagitis
immunocompetent patient
infectious mononucleosis
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70676
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