Abdominal pain with curious massive gastric ulcer: A case report of IgA vasculitis complicated with cytomegalovirus infection
During corticosteroid treatment for IgA vasculitis, if abdominal pain intensifies and multiple gastric ulcers are found on endoscopy, a high index of suspicion for an underlying infection, particularly CMV infection, is crucial. Raising awareness of this clinical scenario can improve diagnostic accuracy and enable prompt treatment adjustments.
Authors
- Yueyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1157-4395)
- Aiming Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-1835)
- Qiang Wang
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
- Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000043050
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00