Rare manifestation of CMV infection - circular stenosis of the stomach

Abstract

This article reports a case of a female patient who presented with epigastric pain. Further investigations confirmed CMV infection as a cause of stenosing gastric ulcer.

In this case treatment with a proton pump inhibitor and antivirotic treatment led to a full recovery. Orgain manifestation of CMV infection if often in immunocompromitant hosts and it is, on the contratry, relatively rare in immunocompetent adults.

Keywords

• cytomegalovirus
• gastritis
• immunocompetent