Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is widespread in immunocompromised people, and several cases of CMV infections of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract have been reported in these individuals. We present a case of an immunocompetent patient on hemodialysis (HD) who developed CMV colitis. We also conducted a review of the literature on CMV GI tract infections among patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis. A 46-year-old man with a history of end-stage renal disease and undergoing HD developed severe diarrhea and hematochezia. A colonoscopy revealed ulcers, and CMV infection was identified in the biopsy sample. We successfully treated the patient with valganciclovir for 2 months. Our review of the literature yielded 21 articles and 24 cases of CMV GI tract infection in patients undergoing dialysis, including the current case. Hematochezia and diarrhea were purported to serve as indicators of CMV GI tract infection among patients on dialysis. Thus, clinicians should suspect CMV infection of the GI tract in dialysis patients, who experience unexplained bloody diarrhea, and promptly perform a GI endoscopy and biopsy.
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