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World J Clin Cases. Oct 16, 2013; 1(7): 220-223
Published online Oct 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i7.220
Cytomegalovirus enteritis with jejunal perforation in a patient with endometrial adenocarcinoma
Young Jin Jun, Jongmin Sim, Hye In Ahn, Hulin Han, Hyunsung Kim, Kijong Yi, Abdul Rehman, Se Min Jang, Kiseok Jang, Seung Sam Paik
Young Jin Jun, Jongmin Sim, Hye In Ahn, Hulin Han, Hyunsung Kim, Kijong Yi, Abdul Rehman, Se Min Jang, Kiseok Jang, Seung Sam Paik, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-792, South Korea
Author contributions: Jun YJ and Sim J designed the research; Ahn HI and Han H performed the research; Kim H and Yi K contributed new reagents and analytical tools; Rehman A, Jang SM and Jang K analyzed the data; Jun YJ and Paik SS wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Seung Sam Paik, MD, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-792, South Korea. sspaik@hanyang.ac.kr
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Received: July 12, 2013
Revised: August 15, 2013
Accepted: August 20, 2013
Published online: October 16, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: Small bowel involvement with gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is very rare. However, CMV enteritis should be included in the differential diagnosis of the ulcerative lesion of a small bowel segment when abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and perforation develop in patients with a history of cancer.