POS-114 CATASTROPHIC DISSEMINATED CMV INFECTION IN POST-RENAL TRANSPLANT PRESENTING WITH EXTENSIVE GI ULCERONODULAR LESIONS

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common herpes group infection in immunocompetent individuals without any significant morbidity and mortality. It remains dormant in various body tissues like lungs, salivary glands etc and tissues not in immune surveillance like brain, eye etc. Post-renal transplant immunosuppression leads to reactivation of CMV virus leading to various manifestations including CMV syndrome and CMV disease.