PubMed · 1996 · 24 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesImmunologyInfectious DiseasesInflammationTransplant ImmunologyVirologyImmune-mediated Sequelae Of InfectionImmunocompromised Host InfectionsTransplant Infection ManagementTransplant Infectious ComplicationsTransplant RejectionViral InfectionsInfection After TransplantationInfections After TransplantationTransplant Infection PathologyTransplant-associated InfectionsViral Infection Surveillance
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are common in bone marrow transplantation patients. Unusual sites may be involved, however colonic disease with HSV is rare. We report a successfully treated case of colitis due to HSV, cytomegalovirus, Clostridium difficile and graft-versus-host disease in an allogeneic marrow recipient.