Acute Hemorrhagic Rectal Ulcer Complicated by Cytomegalovirus Enteritis following Steroid Pulse Therapy for Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Pneumonia

We herein report a rare case of acute hemorrhagic rectal ulcer (AHRU) complicated by cytomegalovirus enteritis following steroid pulse therapy for interstitial pneumonia. An 86-year-old woman underwent steroid pulse therapy for interstitial pneumonia. She was bedridden with dyspnea and suddenly developed melena. Colonoscopy revealed AHRU, which did not improve with conservative treatment, but did improve with ganciclovir administration for cytomegalovirus enteritis. This gastrointestinal complication has not received much attention by pulmonologists who perform steroid pulse therapy for interstitial pneumonia. Delayed treatment of this complications can be fatal. Caution should be taken when administering steroid pulse therapy to bedridden patients with interstitial pneumonia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 62(2023), 16 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 2335-2339

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hamada, Noboru [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Ruri [VerfasserIn]
Suyama, Atsuhito [VerfasserIn]
Yuzurio, Shouta [VerfasserIn]
Oda, Wakako [VerfasserIn]
Suwaki, Toshimitsu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute hemorrhagic rectal ulcer
Bedridden status
Case Reports
Cytomegalovirus enteritis
Interstitial pneumonia
Journal Article
Steroid pulse therapy
Steroids

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Date Completed 18.08.2023

Date Revised 10.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2169/internalmedicine.0823-22

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350547955