Stomach
Infectious
CMV
Author: Elliot Weisenberg, M.D.
Last author update: 1 August 2012
Last staff update: 27 July 2023
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PubMed Search: cytomegalovirus gastritis
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Weisenberg E. CMV. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stomachCMV.html. Accessed December 22nd, 2024.
Definition / general
- Generally associated with bone marrow transplants, AIDS, other immunosuppression
- In pediatric population may be associated with hypertrophic gastropathy
- Gastric involvement usually part of systemic disease
- May cause perforation or fistulas
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions, variable granular purple cytoplasmic inclusions
- Severe cases have ulceration, hemorrhage and perforation
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Andrey Bychkov, M.D., Ph.D. and Jijgee Munkhdelger, M.D., Ph.D.
CMV gastritis ulcer
CMV gastritis IHC
CMV infected cells
Classic cytomegalic cell
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Duodenal biopsy
