Adenovirus Enteritis in Adult Small Bowel Transplant Recipients, a Challenging Diagnosis With Critical Clinical Relevance: A Report of 2 Cases

Abstract

Adenovirus enteritis (AE) is uncommon in adult small bowel transplant recipients but can be associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We present 2 cases of AE with contrastingly different outcomes. The first patient was a 49-year-old man with short bowel syndrome (SBS) secondary to multiple surgeries for Crohn disease and initial good evolution. 10 months after isolated small bowel transplant, …