Hemorrhagic Intestinal Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Infection

A 54-year-old man on hemodialysis for acute chronic renal failure and on corticosteroids for Henoch-Schonlein purpura developed massive hematochezia. After extensive clinical investigation, an ileal bleeding site was identified and surgically removed. Pathological examination of the diseased bowel s...

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Main Authors: Phong Nguyen-Ho, Laurence D Jewell, Alan BR Thomson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1998-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/896945
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description A 54-year-old man on hemodialysis for acute chronic renal failure and on corticosteroids for Henoch-Schonlein purpura developed massive hematochezia. After extensive clinical investigation, an ileal bleeding site was identified and surgically removed. Pathological examination of the diseased bowel segment revealed an extensive vasculitis with mucosal ulceration attributable to Henoch-Schonlein purpura as well as florid cytomegalovirus infection.
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spelling doaj-art-d28aa6deba3a4c139e4c2c013929cb972025-08-20T03:24:08ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001998-01-01121717410.1155/1998/896945Hemorrhagic Intestinal Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Cytomegalovirus InfectionPhong Nguyen-Ho0Laurence D Jewell1Alan BR Thomson2Departments of Medicine (Gastroenterology) and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Anatomical Pathology), University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Medicine (Gastroenterology) and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Anatomical Pathology), University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Medicine (Gastroenterology) and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Anatomical Pathology), University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaA 54-year-old man on hemodialysis for acute chronic renal failure and on corticosteroids for Henoch-Schonlein purpura developed massive hematochezia. After extensive clinical investigation, an ileal bleeding site was identified and surgically removed. Pathological examination of the diseased bowel segment revealed an extensive vasculitis with mucosal ulceration attributable to Henoch-Schonlein purpura as well as florid cytomegalovirus infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/896945
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Hemorrhagic Intestinal Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Infection
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Hemorrhagic Intestinal Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_full Hemorrhagic Intestinal Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_fullStr Hemorrhagic Intestinal Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_full_unstemmed Hemorrhagic Intestinal Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_short Hemorrhagic Intestinal Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Infection
title_sort hemorrhagic intestinal henoch schonlein purpura complicated by cytomegalovirus infection
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/896945
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