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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 173-177 |
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Epstein–Barr virus mucocutaneous ulcer: A rare cause of drug-induced lower gastrointestinal bleed
Malathi Sathiyasekaran1, S Arul Prakash1, Tarun J George1, Lawrence D'Cruze1, VY Bhargav2, S Shankar3, Jayanthi Venkataraman2
1 Department of Gastroenterology, MGM Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Hepatology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Jayanthi Venkataraman
Department of Hepatology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ghep.ghep_20_22
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We report a case of a young female with cirrhosis due to autoimmune hepatitis who presented with significant hematochezia. She was on azathioprine for 3 years. At colonoscopy, she had two synchronous bleeding polypoidal colonic lesions that required an emergency left hemicolectomy. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of Epstein–Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcers (EBV-MCU).
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