An Unexpected Cause of Acute Abdomen Late After Heart Transplantation-A Case Report

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2023

Authors

Amorim, S (Author) FMUP; Araujo, P (Author) Other; Pinto, R (Author) Other; Medas, R (Author) Other; Pereira, P (Author) Other; Lopes, J (Author) Other; santos, l (Author) FMUP; Pinheiro-Torres, J (Author) Other; Macedo, F (Author) Other; Pinho, P (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Transplantation Proceedings

ISSN: 0041-1345

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00Y-9R9

DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.03.002

Abstract (EN): Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a frequent complication after a solid organ transplant, and in 86% of the cases, CMV disease occurred during the first 6 months after transplantation. Invasive CMV infections may be present as ulcerative infections of the upper gastrointestinal tract with esophagitis, gastritis, and ulcerations of the duodenum and the small bowel; however, CMV infections of the pancreatobiliary system, especially papillitis, are rarely observed. We present a case report of a man who underwent a heart transplant 6 years before, with a clinical picture of duodenitis and a simultaneous pseudotumor of major duodenal papilla who developed signs of acute abdomen caused by gastrointestinal CMV infection, successfully treated with medical therapy with valganciclovir. There is an urgent need for developments in CMV and solid organ trans-plantation to stratify the risk of late-onset CMV disease.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3