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For the first time, India has reported five cases of cytomegalovirus (CMV)-related rectal bleeding in COVID-19 patients at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. The hospital said some patients came with complaints of rectal bleeding, which when diagnosed was linked to cytomegalovirus. All these patients were earlier Kovid-19 positive, although they got this problem a few days after corona infection.
According to a report prepared by a group of senior doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, these cases were detected during the second wave of Covid-19 in April-May. All the patients were covid immunocompetent about 20 to 30 days after the positive report of Kovid-19 came. Some corona infected patients experienced rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. Doctors said two patients had massive bleeding and one also needed emergency life-saving surgery to remove the right side of his colon. However, one of them succumbed to heavy bleeding and chest problem due to the severity of the Covid.
What is cytomegalovirus?
Cytomegalovirus or CMV is a common virus. However, once the body is infected with this virus, it retains it for the rest of its life. The virus rarely causes problems in healthy people, but can seriously affect people with weakened immune systems. The virus spreads easily through the blood, saliva, urine or other body fluids of an infected person and is related to the herpes virus.
Recognize symptoms
Since the virus rarely causes problems in healthy people, this is probably why most people with CMV are not aware of it. However, the symptoms of primary CMV are mild such as sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue, swollen glands and fever. The virus is known to spread rapidly in areas with lots of young children, such as day-care centres, pre-nurseries etc.
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However, the infection can prove fatal in people with poor immunity, especially those who have had an organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplant. On the other hand, if you are pregnant or if you have a weakened immune system, CMV can actually be a cause for concern for you. Women who develop an active CMV infection during pregnancy can pass the virus on to their babies, who may then experience symptoms. On the other hand, if we talk about the severity of this virus, then some serious complications of this virus can affect the lungs, liver, esophagus, stomach, intestines and brain.
