Expected headings
"Barium studies"
"CMV oesophagitis"
"CMV gastritis"
"CMV oesophagitis"
"CMV gastritis"
"CMV enteritis and colitis"
"Patients with CMV enterocolitis most often present with diarrhoea, fever and weight loss, abdominal pain and haematochezia 2. It is important to note that in up to a third of patients, diarrhoea is not a prominent feature 4. If the rectum is involved tenesmus may also be present. Transmural involvement does occur and signs and symptoms of peritonitis may develop, although it is important to note that due to the poor immune response in these patients, signs of peritonitis may be minimal or absent 1,2. In approximately a quarter of patients, CMV colitis can be the first manifestation of HIV/AIDS 2."