Severe Symptomatic Primary CMV Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients with Low Population Seroprevalence by Catherine Rowan, Ciaran Judge, Mary D. Cannon, Garret Cullen, Hugh E. Mulcahy, Elizabeth Ryan, Cillian F. De Gascun, Glen A. Doherty

“…Background. Cytomegalovirus disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is frequently the result of viral reactivation. …”
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HHV-6B ribonucleotide reductase sequesters NF-κB subunit p65 to inhibit innate immune responses by Mansaku Hirai, Khoir Amaliin, Jing Rin Huang, Salma Aktar, Yasuko Mori, Jun Arii

“…Although viral ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) is conserved in betaherpesviruses, it has lost its enzymatic activity. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) belongs to the other betaherpesvirus genus, Cytomegalovirus; its RNR inhibits nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling via interaction with the adaptor molecule RIPK1. …”
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Serology of Viral Infections and Tuberculosis Screening in an IBD Population Referred to a Tertiary Centre of Southern Italy by Marco Ardesia, Giuseppe Costantino, Placido Mondello, Angela Alibrandi, Walter Fries

“…The aim of our study was to assess the immune status for hepatitis B, varicella, mononucleosis, and cytomegalovirus infection together with the determination of the hepatitis C and tuberculosis status in Southern Italy. …”
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HIV Infection and the Esophagus by Linda Rabeneck

“…Opportunistic infections may also involve the esophagus, most commonly candida and cytomegalovirus infection. It is important for gastroenterologists to be aware of the clinical features of these lesions and to be ready to carry out endoscopy to diagnose these lesions correctly.…”
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Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss by Mark R Oliver, Cynthia Trevenen, R Brent Scott

“…A six-year-old boy with Ménétriér's disease, which developed in association with an intercurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, is presented. This case illustrates the clinical features, natural history and self-limited nature of this rare cause of exudative protein loss in childhood and provides evidence for the association between CMV infection and the pathogenesis of this disorder.…”
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation by Christina Maria Steger, Herwig Antretter, Daniel Höfer

“…After laboratory testings the diagnosis of a Guillain-Barré syndrome due to cytomegalovirus reactivation was confirmed.…”
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Incontinentia Pigmenti in a Newborn. A Case Report by Yahiris García Rodríguez, Grethel Castillo Maspons

“…Differential diagnoses such as bullous impetigo, bullous pemphigoid, neonatal herpes, cytomegalovirus, mastocytosis and epidermolysis bullosa are considered in the neonatal period. …”
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The Importance of Monitoring Baseline and Regular Immunoglobulin Levels in Managing Secondary Hypogammaglobulinemia in Rheumatic Diseases: A Case Report and Systematic Review by Winnie Wan Yin Yeung

“…Herein, a case of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) with recurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and SHG was described, followed by discussion of pathophysiology, clinical presentation, risk factors, and management of SHG, emphasizing the importance of baseline immunoglobulin level monitoring.…”
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Retrospective evaluation of multiplex PCR panel results from CSF samples in a university hospital by Funda Şahin, Nida Özcan, Erdal Özbek, Selahattin Atmaca, Hakan Temiz

“…Additionally, six patients had separate detections of Haemophilus influenzae, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex virus 1, Human herpesvirus 6, Human herpesvirus 8, and Parechoviruses. …”
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Control of Herpesvirus Infection in Organ Transplant Recipients by Nina E Tolkoff-Rubin, Robert H Rubin

“…The most important causes of infectious disease morbidity and mortality in organ transplant recipients are the herpesviruses, particularly cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barrvirus (EBV). Because of their properties of latency, cell association, and potential oncogenicity, they are particularly well suited to causing disease in the transplant patient. …”
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Sex and Reproduction in the Transmission of Infectious Uveitis by Janet L. Davis

“…Vertical transmission of infections such as herpes simplex, toxoplasmosis, and cytomegalovirus can produce severe chorioretinitis in neonates.…”
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肾移植术后 CMV 病治疗中免疫抑制剂的应用 by 洪良庆

“…【目的】探讨免疫抑制剂在肾移植术后巨细胞病毒( cytomegalovirus, CMV)病治疗中的应用情况。【方法】对 47 例肾移植术后 CM V 病患者治疗中免疫抑制剂的应用进行总结和分析。…”
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Successful Management of Sequential Pulmonary Infections in a Cardiac Transplant Recipient by John Galbraith, Jutta K Preiksaitis, Sandra Czekanski, Mark J Poznansky, Mohamed Hirji

“…A case of a cardiac allograft recipient who had an initial combined pulmonary infection with cytomegalovirus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Nocardia asteroides, successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B and sulfisoxazole and followed by an episode of respiratory syncytial virus pneumonitis, is presented. …”
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Meconium Peritonitis and Periorchitis: Report of a Prenatal Case by Cem Yaşar Sanhal, İnanç Mendilcioğlu, Adnan Aslan, Murat Özekinci, Mehmet Şimşek

“…Meconium peritonitis may also be caused by viral infections (cytomegalovirus or parvovirus B19) and cystic fibrosis. …”
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Viral Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients by Jovana Cukuranovic, Sladjana Ugrenovic, Ivan Jovanovic, Milan Visnjic, Vladisav Stefanovic

“…The risk for viral infection is a function of the specific virus encountered, the intensity of immune suppression used to prevent graft rejection, and other host factors governing susceptibility. Although cytomegalovirus is the most common opportunistic pathogen seen in transplant recipients, numerous other viruses have also affected outcomes. …”
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Histopathology of Infectious Colitis by Christina M. Surawicz

“…Viral inclusions are seen when cytomegalovirus or herpes simplex type II virus infect the colon. …”
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Pas de Deux: Active Ulcerative Colitis in an HIV-Positive Patient by David C Pearson, Lloyd R Sutherland, Stephan Urbanski

“…Repeat colonoscopy disclosed pancolitis and biopsies did not show evidence of cytomegalovirus infection. He has not had an acquired immune deficiency syndrome-defining illness. …”
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A Case of an Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor Complicated by Multiple Treatment-Related Opportunistic Infections and Review of the Literature by Anna L. Hutchinson, Yi Ling Tan, Giselle Kidson-Gerber

“…Over a period of 12 weeks she required treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicaemia, herpes simplex gingivostomatitis and pharyngotonsillitis, clostridium difficile-related diarrhoea, systemic cytomegalovirus infection, pneumocystis jiroveci, and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis lung infections. …”
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Possible Relevance of Receptor-Receptor Interactions between Viral- and Host-Coded Receptors for Viral-Induced Disease by Luigi F. Agnati, Giuseppina Leo, Susanna Genedani, Diego Guidolin, Nicola Andreoli, Kjell Fuxe

“…It has been demonstrated that some viruses, such as the cytomegalovirus, code for G-protein coupled receptors not only to elude the immune system, but also to redirect cellular signaling in the receptor networks of the host cells. …”
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Necrotizing Epididymo-Orchitis: A Rare Manifestation of COVID-19 by Ali Tavoosian, Sana Ahmadi, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir

“…Viruses such as mumps and cytomegalovirus can also cause epididymo-orchitis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in case of abnormal clinical manifestations of COVID infection and inadequate therapeutic response to the routine therapies, this disease with unusual manifestations should be considered. …”
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