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Case Reports
. 2024 Jul-Aug;14(4):101387.
doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2024.101387. Epub 2024 Feb 24.

Cytomegalovirus Duodenitis Causing Persistent Hypoalbuminemia and Ascites After Liver Transplantation

Lipika Lipi  1 , Narendra S Choudhary  2 , Swapnil Dhampalwar  2 , Abhishek Kathuria  3 , Neeraj Saraf  2 , Arvinder S Soin  2
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Cytomegalovirus Duodenitis Causing Persistent Hypoalbuminemia and Ascites After Liver Transplantation

Lipika Lipi et al. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2024 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

A 44-year-old male had persistent hypoalbuminemia and ascites after liver transplantation. Imaging of the liver and gastrointestinal system was normal. Urine examination was negative for proteinuria. A diagnosis of protein-losing enteropathy was suspected, and a duodenal biopsy was done. Duodenal biopsy was positive for cytomegalovirus (CMV). The patient improved with CMV treatment.

Keywords: ascites; cytomegalovirus; liver transplantation; protein-losing enteropathy.

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