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Cytomegalovirus colitis in the immunocompetent patient is an unusual clinical entity. We describe a patient with life-threatening cytomegalovirus colitis in the absence of immune deficiency and review the medical literature available on this topic.
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Karakozis, S., Gongora, E., Caceres, M. et al. Life-threatening cytomegalovirus colitis in the immunocompetent patient. Dis Colon Rectum 44, 1716–1720 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234398
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