Letter to the Editor

A Giant Gastric Ulcer Mimicking Carcinoma in a Renal Transplant Recipient with CMV Infection

Authors: Cheng-Jui Lin, Chi-Feng Pan, Chih-Jen Wu, Han-Hsiang Chen, Chin-Roa Kao, Chun-Chuan Lee

Abstract

To the Editor:


Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is of major concern in transplant patients, and can mimic many diseases including gastric carcinoma, colon carcinoma, ischemic colitis, and intestinal pseudoobstruction. We report a case of a renal transplant recipient developing a CMV-related giant gastric ulcer mimicking carcinoma.

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