PubMed · 1983 · 27 citations · 1 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesInternal MedicineGastroenterologyMedical MicrobiologyVirologyColonic DiseasesColonic DisordersGastrointestinal InfectionsInflammatory Bowel DiseaseAcute Viral InfectionChronic ColitisGastrointestinal Viral InfectionsMale HomosexualityOpportunistic Viral InfectionsToxic MegacolonViral Co-infectionViral Infection Pathology
Two homosexual men with colitis are described. In each case there was evidence of viral infection of the colon. One patient developed toxic megacolon that responded to conservative therapy. The other patient had proctosigmoiditis and opportunistic infections that eventually led to his death. An intensive search for viruses should be made in all homosexual men with proctitis and/or colitis.
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