Table 3.
Clinical course and outcome of ulcerative colotis with persistent human cytomegalovirus at polymerase chain reaction
| Patient No. | Age (yr)/sex | Immunomodulators at HCMV diagnosis | Disease relapse | Outcome |
| 1 | 42/F | Aza | No | Remission with 5-asa |
| 2 | 71/M | No | Yes | Remission with IFX |
| 3 | 58/M | Aza | Yes | Procto-colectomy |
| 4 | 74/M | No | Yes | Remission with IFX |
| 5 | 65/F | No | No | Remission with 5-asa |
| 6 | 65/M | No | Yes | Remission with steroid |
| 7 | 45/M | Aza | No | Leukapheresis-IFX |
| 8 | 28/M | No | No | Remission with Aza |
HCMV: Human cytomegalovirus; Aza: Azathioprine; IFX: Infliximab.