Cytomegalovirus Enterocolitis Mimicking Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Case Reports and Review of the Literature
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Cytomegalovirus Enterocolitis Mimicking Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Case Reports and Review of the Literature.
A case of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) with pathologic evidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is presented. This preterm infant developed abdominal distention and tachycardia, and a clinical diagnosis of NEC was made. Acute bowel obstruction occurred 20 days later. Biopsy specimens of the ileum obtained during laparotomy showed extensive CMV inclusion bodies and positive immunoperoxidas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2048-7193,2048-7207
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pis060